Trapped By His Love: The Duke's Unexpected Bride, Volume 1

When her engagement to her childhood bully is announced, Alice Coleman � the gentle-hearted and serious daughter of an impoverished noble family � is utterly aghast. In a desperate bid to find someone to stand in as an alternate fianc�, she blurts out a proposal� to the wealthy, high ranking son of a Duke, Arthur Grindelbard.

And to her shock, he accepts.

Despite the strange beginning of their engagement, Arthur is an adoring fianc� to Alice, eager to spoil her with luxurious gifts and earn her affection. But behind his charming smile and solicitous attention lies a deeper intent and focus, hints of a man who has had his eye upon Alice for far longer than he cares to admit�