A Loving Duke for the Shy Duchess by Abby Ayles

She had learned to accept only the love she thought she deserved…Until she met him..
Lucille Lockridge, daughter of the late Earl of Huxley, could not be any more different than her sister. She has learned to keep her head down, like a shell ready to be crushed at the first harsh remark of society. Now, a married woman, she must slowly start to realize that the man next to her, a man she never truly trusted, may have her best interest at heart after all…
Reginald Barrington, the Duke of Crowan, has spent all his life trying to escape a world of crimes and high society. Lucille has always been the one thing that kept his heart warm, but winning her trust may prove to be the hardest thing he has done is his life.
Right when she starts feeling her heart warming towards the Duke, a mysterious twist of fate comes to shake her life to its core once again. Now, Lucille may have to fight harder than ever to believe in her strength if she wants to save her loved ones and her marriage from the threat that lurks in the shadows…
Can she race against time to defend her life and honor with the help of her loving husband? Or will shame return once more to crush her in its waves?