The Duke by C. R. Riley
Welcome to Falcon Global, where power has a price…
and love is the one thing no one expected.
Book One: THE DUKE
💥 Explosive chemistry
💥 Family betrayal
💥 A heroine fighting for her freedom
💥 A man who’d go to war for her
It’s live.
It’s fierce.
And it’s just the beginning.
⚔️ The Duke (Falcon Global: Book 1)
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Everything I am is built on discipline, distance, and rules carved in stone. Woman never last. Family always disappoints. It’s why I focus on the one thing I can that never fails… my private security company.
That is… until she storms onto my jet. All attitude, secrets, and eyes that hide more pain than she’ll ever admit. But I’m not fooled. I see her. The pain she buries behind sarcasm and stubbornness. I recognize it because that same ache lives in me.
One kiss unravels me. I run, pretending I’m still in control, but deep down I know the truth—that kiss rewrote my entire future.
But when I stumble upon a secret that affects her life, rage consumes me. Protecting her feels less like a choice and more like destiny. The truth—Ingrid Lennox is mine. Heaven help anyone foolish enough to get in my way.
Now I have an uphill battle to convince her I’m worth the fall. Good thing I’ve never backed down from a challenge.
Author bio
C. R. Riley writes across the romance spectrum—from explosive suspense to tender slow burns, from forbidden hookups to hard-won second chances. Her stories are character-driven, emotionally layered, and always laced with heat. No matter the trope, her books explore the kind of love that tests limits, heals wounds, and refuses to be forgotten.
She gravitates toward broken heroes, strong heroines, and relationships that demand growth. Whether it’s a detective haunted by the past, a fighter pilot running from his future, or a woman rebuilding her life one hard choice at a time, C. R. delivers stories that don’t shy away from the messy parts of love—because that’s where the magic is.
