A Runaway Bride for the Widowed Duke

A Historical Regency Romance Novel

By: Abigail Agar

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Juliet Fitzwilliam never imagined her perfect future would unravel overnight. Raised to be dutiful and destined to become a Viscountess, she is shattered when she discovers her fiancé’s passionate letters to another woman. When her father insists on their wedding, Juliet flees to the countryside, seeking help from the one man who can stop the marriage… even if turning to him may cost her everything.

Duncan Lymington, the widowed Duke of Riverside, has spent years living in the quiet shadow of grief. With two young daughters and a demanding estate, he avoids society entirely—until Juliet appears at his door on a storm-torn night. Seeing a way to protect her and solve his own dilemma, he proposes a marriage of convenience, unaware that their unlikely union will stir emotions he thought long buried…

However, their bargain quickly turns perilous when the jilted Viscount seeks revenge, and long-buried secrets threaten to upend everything Juliet and Duncan are building. As desire deepens into something neither dared to hope for, will they hold to the safety of their agreement or risk everything for the chance at a love powerful enough to redeem them both?

Tropes: Marriage of Convenience, Runaway Bride, Widower Hero

"A Runaway Bride for the Widowed Duke" is a historical romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Nasty Villns, Pure Hearted Heroine, Complicated Hero

All the above, plus two delightful children who give the book humor, make for an entertaining story.

Clean romance but the story was good and not silly.

The AI voice did not work for the conversational parts of the book. It was the same for all characters, which made it difficult to tell who was speaking. It stressed the wrong words multiple times and often made statement sound like questions.

Narration Isn’t Good

The story was really good until the last few chapters. It almost felt like someone else wrote it because it became so unbelievable. The AI narration wasn’t very good.