![]() ![]() Yet, he cannot tolerate such exposure, and his repeated rejections take their toll. With caring persistence, Persephone attempts to pierce the Duke's armor and reach the man beneath. ![]() But the Duke's steely determination to protect his heart at all costs is challenged by his growing attachment to his lovely and gentle bride. Lodged deep in a thick forest infested with wild dogs, the Duke's castle is as cold and forbidding as the Duke himself, a man with terrible scars on his body and his soul. With her characteristic optimism, she travels to the far reaches of Northumberland to wed a greatly feared stranger. ![]() The obscene sum of money he's offering Persephone would save her family from ruin. When Persephone Lancaster receives a marriage proposal from the ill-tempered Duke of Kielder, she refuses - and then reconsiders. ![]()
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