Two friends. Too many missed chances.

Leopold Halton, the Duke of Dammerton, is the man with everything: perfect hair, beautiful waistcoats, and London's finest collection of decorative objects. But two years after his highly entertaining divorce (entertaining for everyone but him, that is), Leo still doesn't have what he wants most: another wife.

Leo is ready to propose, but with gossip dissecting his every move, the family of his nearly-ideal future bride demands that he first stop calling on artist Juno Bell, the first woman he ever kissed and now, a decade later, his friend.

After ten years of hard work to become an artist, Juno has everything she dreamed of: a flourishing studio, a wealthy patroness, and the freedom to live as she pleases. She even receives visits from a duke (and don't London's gossips love that!).

Juno has always known she can never hold on to Leo, yet when he declares their friendship must end, she finds it harder than expected to let him go. At least, not without a kiss.

After all, if their friendship must end anyway, then they have nothing more to lose ... right?

Heart-warming, steamy, and emotional, this historical romance tells the story of a duke and an artist who believe they can never be together, but find it impossible to part.

Longhope Abbey​ series:

A Dangerous Kind of Lady

A Wicked Kind of Husband

A Scandalous Kind of Duke

Longhope Abbey​ prequel:

A Beastly Kind of Earl

Each book in this series can be read as a stand-alone, and the books can be read in any order. As the characters move through the same world, they do appear in each other's stories, but without any overarching plot.