A Duke's Longing Gaze A Histor - Lucy Langton

After losing her mother and brother, Diana Carlisle was left with her impoverished Baron father and no hope for the future. As if her life was not already a tragedy in the making, her best friend's marriage is about to shake her world forever. While trying to turn down several gentlemen's requests to dance and sneak away, she suddenly notices a vigorous stranger's eyes on her. As she leaves, their eyes meet again and Diana feels tantalising passion conquering her for the first time.
No such thing as true love existed in her mind until she met this tempting stranger.
While chaperoning his sister at a soirée, Lord Francis Steele's glance stops to witness a man attempting to approach the most seductively elusive young lady. Unable to pull his eyes away, he observes her faking a limp, and politely rejecting several men. In a glimpse of an eye, she is gone from his site, haunting his night with sinful thoughts. Therefore, he decides to move heaven and earth to find her again.
Luck may be by his side, but does he have the recipe to win her fiery heart?
Lustful glances across a crowded room will only be the beginning of Francis and Diana's passionate connection. However, interfering parents and noble rules of etiquette are threatening their blooming romance. Will they overcome the influence and schemes of those who seek to stand between them and turn this sizzling desire into an everlasting love? Or will their affair go down in flames?
"A Duke's Longing Gaze" is a historical romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.