“You Should Marry Someone Younger,” She Warned — “I’ve Been Waiting for You,” the Duke Replied
The Regency Affair
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She told him to marry someone younger. He told her he had been waiting for her.
At thirty-seven, Adela Fenwick has spent two years devoted to caring for her ailing mother. When she is invited to Alderwick, she expects a quiet visit—not the attention of Gareth Bellamy, the young Duke of Alderwick, a man she once met in Bath and never expected to see again.
Adela believes a duke needs a younger wife, an heir, and a future she cannot promise him. So she does what she always does: she protects him from disappointment by pushing him away.
But Gareth has other plans.
He remembers her wit, her honesty, and the way she saw him as a man rather than a title. Yet when he offers Adela a life of comfort, safety, and peace, she realizes he may be offering her a future designed without asking what she truly wants.
Across five acts, Adela and Gareth must move beyond pride, duty, and old assumptions. He must learn that love is not about deciding for someone. She must learn that choosing happiness does not mean abandoning the person she has always been.
A slow-burn historical romance about second chances, quiet longing, and a love strong enough to make room for two people’s dreams.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 — Act 1: “I’ve Been Waiting for You”
05:35 — Act 2: The Long Path to the Lake
12:17 — Act 3: A Life She Never Chose
18:28 — Act 4: Learning to Listen
25:46 — Act 5: The Duke’s Proposal
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A story of a woman who believed she was too late for love—and the duke who proved her wrong.
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“You Should Marry Someone Younger,” She Warned — “I’ve Been Waiting for You,” the Duke Replied
The Regency Affair
1,518 views
She told him to marry someone younger. He told her he had been waiting for her.
At thirty-seven, Adela Fenwick has spent two years devoted to caring for her ailing mother. When she is invited to Alderwick, she expects a quiet visit—not the attention of Gareth Bellamy, the young Duke of Alderwick, a man she once met in Bath and never expected to see again.
Adela believes a duke needs a younger wife, an heir, and a future she cannot promise him. So she does what she always does: she protects him from disappointment by pushing him away.
But Gareth has other plans.
He remembers her wit, her honesty, and the way she saw him as a man rather than a title. Yet when he offers Adela a life of comfort, safety, and peace, she realizes he may be offering her a future designed without asking what she truly wants.
Across five acts, Adela and Gareth must move beyond pride, duty, and old assumptions. He must learn that love is not about deciding for someone. She must learn that choosing happiness does not mean abandoning the person she has always been.
A slow-burn historical romance about second chances, quiet longing, and a love strong enough to make room for two people’s dreams.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 — Act 1: “I’ve Been Waiting for You”
05:35 — Act 2: The Long Path to the Lake
12:17 — Act 3: A Life She Never Chose
18:28 — Act 4: Learning to Listen
25:46 — Act 5: The Duke’s Proposal
▶️ WATCH THE FULL STORY
A story of a woman who believed she was too late for love—and the duke who proved her wrong.
🔔 Subscribe for more emotional historical romance stories.
#HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #DukeRomance #SlowBurnRomance #AgeGapRomance #RomanceStory #RomanticFiction