The Duke’s Christmas Scandal by Carrie Lomax

He has until the snow stops to melt her heart…

When Octavia Dawson set out to visit her sister for Christmas, she didn’t count on a snowstorm forcing her to seek shelter in a seemingly abandoned castle. There, Tavi meets Ian Harkness, the caretaker of the property…or so she believes.

Ian didn’t plan on hosting a guest during his inspection of his crumbling country seat. The only habitable room is his private chamber. They’ll have to share his bed.
When an unexpected passion flares, they surrender to temptation—but they both know it can’t last. Any sensible duke who’d just inherited a ruined estate would find a wealthy heiress to marry, not lust after a fiery commoner.

After Tavi’s departure, Ian finds the precious gift for her sister and rushes after her to return it. But Tavi didn’t ask for a duke this holiday season…and neither of them are prepared for the resulting scandal.