The Disappearing Duchess – Anne Herries

As new wife to the Duke of Avonlea, shy and beautiful Lucinda has gained acceptance and protection – surely her harrowing past is finally behind her?Then Lucinda receives word from her enemy, and she must flee to save her husband from scandal… Justin is devastated by the disappearance of his young duchess – a woman, it seems, he doesn’t know at all!How dares Lucinda think she can play him for a fool? He will not rest until he has brought his unwilling bride back to their matrimonial home…Secrets and Scandals Nothing stays secret for long in Regency Society