A Bride for the Cold-Hearted Duke

A Historical Regency Romance Novel

By: Bridget Barton

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Lady Clara Whitmore has spent her life unseen and unloved, overshadowed by her late mother’s memory. When her cruel father forces her to marry the infamous Duke of Greystone, a man whispered to be cold and heartless, she accepts her fate… until she realizes the Duke may not be the monster she has been warned about.

Edward Ashford never wanted the title of Duke, nor the loneliness that came with it. Haunted by an accident that stole his family and burdened by duty, he agrees to a marriage of convenience. Little did he know his quiet bride would challenge his darkness and awaken feelings he swore were irreversibly gone…

As Clara breathes life into Greystone Abbey and Edward’s walls begin to crumble, they both discover that a marriage meant to punish them might instead be their salvation. Can two broken hearts learn to trust love before their pasts destroy their future?

"A Bride for the Cold-Hearted Duke" is a historical romance novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Tropes: Marriage of Convenience/Forced Marriage, Brooding Duke

Loved It

I enjoyed listening to the books by Heather Chapman. I look forward to listening/reading more from this author.

No-burn romance with AI narration

The lack of appropriate emotion and inflection of the AI narration made the lukewarm story even more tepid. I wanted to like this because the premise was decent, but it just never engaged me, and the AI narrator sealed its fate.

It was an ok read

The narrator did a decent job of it but sometimes the difference between characters was difficult to distinguish. The story was ok. The FMC was likable but dint have much growth or development. The MMC had great growth but was held back plot wise. My biggest gripe was FMC’s sister and how FMC was so stupidly blind to her sister’s crappy nature and constantly gave excuses for sister’s actions. It got very annoying.