The Duke and Mrs. Douglas — Donna Simpson

Can a beautiful young widow win a cynic's heart?

A DISTRUSTFUL DUKE
Scarred by the betrayal of his late wife and his latest mistress, the Duke of Alban has become cynical about the fairer sex. Indeed, the only female he fully trusts is his adored Aunt Eliza. So when Alban journeys north to visit his favorite relative, the last thing he expects is to be blindsided by desire. Mrs. Kittie Douglas, his aunt's devoted companion, is a ravishing widow who intrigues him far more than he cares to admit. Yet even as temptation flares, he tells himself that he would be a cad to seduce her...and a fool to risk his heart...

A DISARMING WIDOW
Long before they met, Kittie Douglas was halfway in love with Alban, thanks to his charming letters to his aunt. Yet the man who descends upon them, with his rowdy friends in tow, is nothing like the gentleman she imagined. Devastatingly handsome and dangerously complex, he's built walls around himself no woman can hope to breach. Still, Kittie feels that they are fast becoming friends...until Alban proposes she become his mistress, not his wife. Now, all Kittie wants is to forget him. But the day will come when the two will meet again, and this time, love won't let them get away...

As published as: The Duke's Secret Seduction