A WOMAN WHO THOUGHT SHE LOVED HER HUSBAND… Julia Sinclair is the new Duchess of Stedton after a whirlwind courtship that imbued her with hope for her own happily ever after. However, she hasn’t seen her husband since he left immediately following their somewhat awkward wedding night. When they’re both invited to a house party on the outskirts of London she intends to tell her husband she’d rather live separate lives than be unhappy, despite having once thought herself in love. A MAN DETERMINED TO WOO BACK HIS WIFE… William Sinclair, the Duke of Stedton, had urgent affairs to see to on his country estate that have called him from his beautiful new wife. A timely invite to a house party presents the perfect opportunity to become reacquainted. When his plans for wooing her are interrupted by her disillusionment, he proposes a wager of sorts, something to reignite the flame of their passion. A MARRIAGE THAT BURNS WITH PASSION… When a blizzard strikes and they’re forced to remain at a house party longer than expected, Will the sizzling stakes be enough to melt the frost between them, or will it truly remain the coldest winter in London? Previously published in the Dukes by the Dozen anthology