The Ugly Duchess Eloisa James Vk

He crossed the room in three strides and knelt before her—not a knight, but a man finally home. “Then I’ll spend the rest of my life learning to be worthy of a woman who never needed my eyes to know her own worth.”

Published in 2010, "The Ugly Duchess" tells the story of Katharine, Duchess of Ashbury, a stunningly beautiful woman who has grown tired of the societal pressures placed upon her. At 21 years old, Katharine has already been married off to a man old enough to be her father, and she's desperate to escape the confines of her loveless marriage. But when she meets her new husband's nephew, Marcus, a brooding and handsome young man with a reputation for being ruthless, Katharine finds herself drawn into a passionate and all-consuming romance. the ugly duchess eloisa james vk