A Gamble with the Rakish Duke by Ava MacAdams

“Once I have you, wife, I will not hold back. I will ruin you in ways you can’t even imagine.”

Abandoned by her husband after their wedding, Duchess Alexandra must save her family on her own—and the key lies in a secret she must keep hidden. But her plan leads her to a gaming hell, and straight into danger.
Boxing by night and haunted by guilt, Duke Oliver never wanted the wife he barely knows. Yet when Alexandra is attacked at the gaming hell, his protective instincts immediately kick in.
Reunited after a year, Oliver can’t resist his feisty duchess anymore. Now, he will show her she’s his—with every scorching touch, every hungry kiss…

*If you like a realistic yet steamy depiction of the Regency and Victorian era, then A Gamble with the Rakish Duke is the novel for you.