New York City socialite, wealthy heiress, and duchess against her will. She didn’t want to get married. Not yet. And certainly not to a cold, haughty aristocrat. But her mother had other plans. Now, she’s a duchess about to spend Christmas alone at her new husband’s crumbling country estate. There’s just one problem. He’s unexpectedly decided to join her. Impoverished duke, London’s most eligible bachelor, and husband against his will. He may descend from one of the noblest families in England, but he’s swimming in a century’s worth of debt. His only hope was to secure a wealthy wife. But his duty isn’t over. Because he needs an heir. And there’s only one way to get one… Novella Heat Scorching!