Beauty's Rose (Once Upon A Regency Book 4)

Fall in love with the damaged duke in this sweet Regency retelling of Beauty and the Beast.Marry me, Beauty.He forced the words back, did not speak them.William, Duke of Rosden, left half-blind by a childhood illness, longs for a wife who will cherish him. He hopes the lovely girl he met while in disguise as a common laborer might be the one who will fill his life with love, but he has gone about pursuing her in all the wrong ways.Isabelle "Beauty" Reynolds, the youngest daughter of a once-prosperous London merchant, has little left except devotion to family. Because of a pilfered rose, her father has angered the powerful Duke of Rosden. To appease the duke's demands, Beauty travels to his castle to work as a scullery maid. When Beauty arrives, she is shocked to discover the scarred and reclusive duke has a familiar face.Now she must navigate the opulent world of Thornewick Castle, holding on to her honor amid suspicion and vicious gossip. Though Beauty knows she is far too poor and common to ever marry a duke, she feels drawn to him. But how can she trust a man who would destroy her father's life over a rose?