The Duke's Forbidden Lady

Edith has loved the Duke of Bedfordshire silently since she was 16. They were childhood friends, having met when Edith was 10 and Arthur was 13. Edith has not seen Arthur in over a year and heard devastating news from her father; Arthur is betrothed to Lady Egerton and will be married in 6 weeks. Heart-broken, Edith accompanies her physician father to treat an ailing Duchess, the Duke's mother. When Arthur and Edith see each other, feelings ignite, angering the Duchess who forbids the Duke to ever see Edith again. Lady Egerton offers a dowry that the Duchess desperately needs, and she will do whatever it takes to keep her son away from a lowly physician's daughter, not realizing that Lady Egerton is not who she seems and has a deadly secret agenda for wanting to be with the Duke of Bedfordshire.A clean and wholesome romance from Sophia Wilson.