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Author Note

I’ve long had a soft spot for Leo, Duke of Cheriton, who has appeared in three of my earlier books as a secondary character. I knew I must tell his story one day.

As the title of this book suggests, it is a Cinderella-type story, with a powerful, charismatic duke as the hero and a thirty-year-old spinster who has sacrificed the chance of marriage for the sake of her siblings as heroine. The importance of family is central to the story, with a message that it’s never too late to find love—and in the most unlikely of circumstances.

Leo is a wealthy widower, with three adult children and an unmarried sister who runs his household. He has no need to marry again and neither does he wish to: his first wife’s infidelities have left him with trust issues and it seems every female he meets has her eyes firmly on his title and his wealth.

When Leo meets Rosalind Allen—who is posing as a widow—he’s travelling as plain Leo Boyton. There is instant mutual attraction, and Leo feels that here at last is a woman who likes him for who he is, not what he is. But Rosalind is not what she seems. She has her own secrets, and she dislikes and distrusts the aristocracy—with good cause.

I hope you enjoy the ride as Leo learns to trust again and Rosalind overcomes the prejudices of her past.