Members’ Regency Fiction Releases For July 2023
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New This Month
Book Title: Fashioning the Duke
Author Name: Alexa Aston
Release Date: 07/20/2023
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Alexa Aston
Fashioning the Duke
Series: Suddenly a Duke
Genre: Regency
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 07/20/2023
Author Website: https://alexaaston.com/
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A career army officer who never has known love . . .
The bastard daughter of an earl who owns a millinery shop . . .
A growing passion that could turn Polite Society on its ear . . .
Major-General Nigel Foxwell has spent his entire adult life at war. When he receives word that his much older half-brother has died, Fox inherits not only the title Duke of Abington—but he becomes the guardian to his two nieces who are on the verge of making their come-outs.
Miss Delaney Colebourne lost her beloved father and suffers the wrath of his heir. The new Lord Kinnison tells members of the ton if they frequent Delaney’s Designs, he and Lady Kinnison will give them the cut direct. His edict causes Delaney’s business to evaporate overnight.
A chance meeting at a solicitor’s office has Fox pleading with Delaney to help him manage his nieces’ come-outs. She agrees to design the young ladies’ wardrobes and has her former employees help her in making up gowns for the pair. An attraction grows—and Fox and Delaney act upon—but she refuses to marry him.
Will this newly-minted duke convince Delaney that she can maintain her independence and still love him—or will her mistrust of Polite Society prevent her from a lifetime of love?
Find the answer in Alexa Aston’s Fashioning the Duke, Book 5 in Suddenly a Duke.
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Book Title: The Debutante Dilemma
Author Name: Valerie Bowman
Release Date: 07/25/2023
Valerie Bowman
The Debutante Dilemma
Series: The Whitmorelands
Genre: Regency
Publisher: June Third Enterprises, LLC
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print eBook AudioBook
Release Date: 07/25/2023
Author Website: https://www.valeriebowmanbooks.com/
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When a debutante with a plan…
Lady Jessica Whitmoreland has always had a clear plan for her debut Season: find a suitable husband and secure her place in Society. Her sights are set on the catch of the Season, the Duke of Thornbury, Aiden Thornton. But when he offends Jessica during their first encounter, she writes him off as rude and arrogant.
Meets a duke with an attitude…
Aiden is a rake who shudders at the thought of settling down. He prides himself on crushing the dreams of hopeful debutantes. But when he realizes he’s offended a Whitmoreland, he has no choice but to make amends, and quickly. Only Lady Jessica isn’t interested in his apology. She wants nothing more to do with him, leaving Aiden feeling frustrated—and more than a little intrigued.
Sparks are bound to fly.
Aiden can be exceedingly charming and persistent, however, and despite Jessica’s initial reluctance to forgive him, they become unlikely friends. But when she resumes her search for the ideal husband, Aiden realizes he’s feeling more than friendship for the quick-witted beauty. Her sensuous kisses tell him she feels more too. Passion is never in short supply when they’re together, but this is not the perfect courtship Jessica imagined. Can they let go of first impressions for a chance at lasting love?
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Book Title: BECAUSE OF YOU
Author Name: Cerise DeLand
Release Date: 07/21/2023
Cerise DeLand
BECAUSE OF YOU
Series:
Genre: Regency Romance Mystery Suspense Historical Fiction
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 07/21/2023
Author Website: https://cerisedeland.com
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BECAUSE OF YOU, MATRIMONY! #2
Love does not advertise. Love is not proud.
But when a young woman has nothing left but pride, she places an ad and hopes for a husband to treasure.
Miss ‘Daisy’ Molyneaux is desperate. All her family is dead. Her home in Normandy, attacked by mobs. Now that the little general has abdicated, she has a chance to gain back her lands. But she needs a husband who will help her regain her rights. So she pays to post an advert for a husband.
When the man who answers is not one she could ever love, but his nephew could be, can she accept his proposal?
Garrick Ruxton appears to her like a golden-haired hero, a handsome creature who saves her from an imperfect marriage. Garrick vows to accompany Daisy to France and, in the bargain, solve his own problem. His shipments, meant for British forces on the Continent, constantly go missing. He knows not who or how or why the thieves steal his goods. Worse, someone has attempted to kill his uncle. Daisy, too.
Garrick must find all those guilty before he is accused of treason. Before Daisy loses all hope of regaining her rights. And before they both lose the one chance they have to find happiness together.
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Book Title: The Lady Behind the Masquerade
Author Name: Diane Gaston
Release Date: 07/25/2023
Diane Gaston
The Lady Behind the Masquerade
Series: A Family of Scandals
Genre: Regency
Publisher: Harlequin
Content Rating: Sensual (Mild)
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 07/25/2023
Author Website: https://dianegaston.com
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The ton’s newest member
Is not all she seems…
Diplomat Marcus Wolfdon can’t forget the alluring woman he met in Paris, the passionate night they shared or that she stole his money and disappeared! A year later, Wolf meets Juliana again in Brighton, seemingly a member of the ton. She begs him to keep their former liaison secret, and the emotion in her eyes compels him to agree. Desire still flares between them, but first Wolf must uncover the lady behind the masquerade.
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
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Book Title: Clever Lass, A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Author Name: Mary Alice Alexander
Release Date: 07/01/2023
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Mary Alice Alexander
Clever Lass, A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Series:
Genre: Regency
Publisher: self
Content Rating: Clean
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 07/01/2023
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Clever Elizabeth Bennet’s world is imperilled by the unjust entail which looms over her beloved family estate, Longbourn. Her father’s ailing health only exacerbates the urgency of their predicament. Determined to ensure that the odious Rev William Collins never inherits her home, Elizabeth embarks on a courageous journey to end the entail once and for all.
Fitzwilliam Darcy, an arrogant scion of wealthy lineage, accompanies his rich tradesman friend, Charles Bingley, to survey the Netherfield estate. Caroline Bingley, a woman of calculated ambition, sees Darcy as the ultimate prize. Her plans are threatened, however, when Bingley becomes captivated by the gentle Jane Bennet. Caroline’s jealousy and resentment know no bounds.
Darcy finds himself irresistibly drawn to the spirited and independent-minded Elizabeth Bennet. As their paths intertwine, Darcy’s conviction that she is beneath him in fortune, connections, and station, is challenged by her character and wit. Charles Bingley, deceived by his conniving sister, must overcome societal expectations, and find the courage to follow his heart.
Elizabeth’s audacious hope to thwart Collins and preserve Longbourn for her family leads her to an unexpected ally, and perhaps even love, amidst the chaos. Darcy and Bingley must confront their own shortcomings and reassess what truly matters in life.
Book Title: Never Admire an Adventurer
Author Name: Regina Scott
Release Date: 07/17/2023
Regina Scott
Never Admire an Adventurer
Series: Fortune’s Brides: Guarding Her Heart
Genre: Regency Traditional Romance
Publisher: Edwards and Williams
Content Rating: Clean Sweet
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 07/17/2023
Author Website: http://www.reginascott.com
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A pretend engagement puts her life and his heart on the line.
Kristof Tanner grew up dreaming of glorious adventures far beyond the little kingdom of Batavaria. He’s followed his king and crown prince across Europe to England, but he never expected his first position there to be guarding the daughter of a wealthy businessman, who doesn’t seem to have a care in the world. Still, it’s hard not to see adventure calling in Julia Hewett’s warm brown eyes.
Julia has been fretting under her father’s demands for years. She won’t allow him to dictate a husband, especially when he insists no less than a duke will do. So, when her father refuses to listen to her pleas, she concocts the most unsuitable engagement she can imagine—to her bodyguard. If the charming Tanner plays along, they might both get what they want.
But it soon becomes apparent that someone is stalking Julia, intent on her downfall. Tanner and Julia must work together to uncover the culprit and save her reputation and his. In doing so, they may discover that the greatest adventure of all is falling in love.
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Book Title: Good Duke Gone Hard
Author Name: Eliana Piers
Release Date: 07/01/2023
Eliana Piers
Good Duke Gone Hard
Series: The Good Dukes
Genre: Regency Romance Historical Fiction
Publisher: Free Mind LS
Content Rating: Sensual (Mild) Spicy
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 07/01/2023
Author Website: http://www.elianapier.com
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She remembers everything, the love, the loss, the pain…
He remembers nothing.
Can love find two separated souls a second time?
Lady Margaret is a restless soul staving off love until she finds a purpose in life that can fulfill her in more ways than a husband can. She’s had love and lost it with her brother’s best friend who went missing after they shared a summer of passion. When he shows up unannounced on her doorstep three years later, she’s not convinced that giving him a second chance will have a different outcome.
Jonathan, the Duke of Somersby, has amnesia. When he wakes up remembering the name Chatsworth, it takes him to the one woman who holds the key to unlocking his deepest memories and possibly opening his hard heart.
But how can he convince the woman who wants to hide his secrets to finally share them?
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Book Title: Intrigue At Longbourn: Elizabeth Bennet’s Secret Investigation & Mr Bennet’s Audacious Plan: A Pride & Prejudice Prequel
Author Name: Gill Mather
Release Date: 06/24/2023
Gill Mather
Intrigue At Longbourn: Elizabeth Bennet’s Secret Investigation & Mr Bennet’s Audacious Plan: A Pride & Prejudice Prequel
Series: The Elizabeth Bennet Series
Genre: Regency Traditional Romance Mystery Historical Fiction
Publisher: Inquisitor Books
Content Rating: Clean
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 06/24/2023
Author Website: https://www.gillmather.com
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…Imagine how it was before Netherfield is let.
Elizabeth Bennet enjoys a lively six months before Netherfield Park is let at last. She is appalled to learn that a pregnant teenage kitchen maid, Alice, was dismissed from Longbourn House eight or nine years earlier with no thought for her welfare or that of her unborn child.
Unable to involve her family on the occasion, she approaches the recently arrived young rector of Longbourn parish, the handsome and charming Mr Wilde, and he agrees to assist her in secret. Their apparently clandestine association is noticed and misinterpreted by some.
Meanwhile, to secure the family’s future, Mr Bennet embarks on a complicated, high-risk scheme which is ultimately in danger of spiraling out of control.
Holidays provide welcome diversions and the social scene is enhanced by a young scientist named Julius Fairweather.
Nevertheless, father’s and daughter’s separate manoeuvres inevitably clash, stoked up by a jealous mischief-maker, as the summer races inexorably towards Michaelmas of 1797 when a young man of large fortune named Bingley first enters the neighbourhood.
…Become better acquainted with the characters in Jane Austen’s magnificent ‘Pride & Prejudice’ and prepare yourself for the sequel, ‘Menace At Pemberley’…
…Witness the first encounters between Elizabeth and Darcy…
…Read the first chapter of ‘Menace At Pemberley’ which begins immediately after Elizabeth and Darcy marry and continues with a large Christmas family gathering at Pemberley as foretold in ‘Pride & Prejudice’…
Written in a classic, easy-to-read, literary style, ‘Intrigue At Longbourn’ is a well-researched account of life in the late eighteenth century for the landed gentry and others and is a tribute to literary icon Jane Austen.
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Sandra Sookoo
Book Title: Three Wicked Nights with a Notorious Earl
Author Name: Sandra Sookoo
Release Date: 06/13/2023
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Three Wicked Nights with a Notorious Earl
Series:
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: New Independence Books (indie label)
Content Rating: Burning (Hot)
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 06/13/2023
Author Website: https://www.sandrasookoo.com
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Can a marriage arranged in childhood survive the earl’s infamous reputation?
The Honorable Miss Evangeline Rigsby has been engaged from the age of five to a man about whom she has only heard improper tales. On her twenty-sixth birthday, she is sent to the wild Cornish coast to wed her reclusive betrothed, sight unseen, and with no choice in the matter, for he holds her father’s vowels and the mortgage to his townhouse in London. Beyond annoyed, she is more than ready for a challenge of thwarting the wicked earl at every turn.
Sebastian Hamilton, unrepentantly corrupted Earl of Reddingham, has been rejected from the London ton for a myriad of reasons. As duties and responsibilities press in, he’s compelled to put his life in order, and since he has been engaged from a young man of fifteen, it’s time to make the sacrifice. The one saving grace of being leg-shackled is introducing his innocent bride to forbidden carnal pleasures. Perhaps she might help him regain his rightful place in society and respectability.
Following a rather tempestuous nuptial ceremony, the earl sets out to initiate Evangeline into the world of scandal and sin. As each sensual night passes, confidences are exchanged that provide a closeness physical intimacy doesn’t. Shared emotions surprise them both, enhanced by mutual heat and attraction, but as an unexpected romance grows, fears creep in to stall their union. When a vicious squall blows in on the coast, they’ll need to decide that vulnerability and wanting love isn’t as horrid as they previously thought.
But will three wicked nights be enough…
Sandra Sookoo
Book Title: The Lady’s Daring Gambit
Author Name: Sandra Sookoo
Release Date: 06/26/2023
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The Lady’s Daring Gambit
Series: Diamonds of London #2
Genre: Regency Romance Suspense
Publisher: New Independence Books (indie label)
Content Rating: Sensual (Mild)
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 06/26/2023
Author Website: https://www.sandrasookoo.com
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She needs to ferret out his secrets. He’s doing his level best to keep them.
Miss Honor Winslow wants revenge. Her father has been missing since the war with Napoleon ended. Then a week ago, a letter arrived from him asking for help, but it wasn’t signed, and no address had been included. Needing answers, she enlists the help of one of her friends, who has connections to the Home Office. If the old, pompous windbags there won’t listen, she will do the job herself, despite her physical difficulties following a minor apoplexy.
All Mr. Gideon McGarrett wants out of life is peace, and nearly forty, it’s finally within reach. Ready to close his last mission, the only thing he needs to do is extract a man of high military rank from where he’s hiding after being wounded. The one thing that stands in the way of a spotless career is the damned interference of a clever and vulnerable woman who insists on joining his mission.
As Honor and Gideon bicker during the journey north, heated awareness springs from forced proximity, and all too soon that desire becomes distracting, especially when a faux engagement is offered out of necessity. Once in the Lake District, when they locate her father, the woman who wants him dead has also arrived. It will take some smart negotiating and perhaps a fight to unravel the mess. Only then can the pair make a go at a life together—if they can stop hiding their emotions and let down their guards to enjoy the ride.
Caroline Warfield
Book Title: Duke in Name Only
Author Name: Caroline Warfield
Release Date: 06/01/2023
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Duke in Name Only
Series: The Entitled Gentlemen
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Content Rating: Sensual (Mild)
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 06/01/2023
Author Website: https://www.carolinewarfield.com
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Misfortune is an excellent teacher.
When Phillip Tavernash, Ninth Duke of Glenmoor, discovers his title is held fraudulently, he embarks on a journey to North America determined to succeed on his own. It doesn’t go well. He has no idea what a fish out of water he will be.
Nan Archer had to summon enough backbone to stand up to her father and older brother, who moved their family across the frontier every time civilization reached any clearing in which they’d made a stake. She has landed on the banks of the Mississippi and built something of her own, the tavern Archers’ Roost. She will go no further.
When Nan’s brother dumps a pathetic traveler, robbed, beaten, and wounded on her tavern floor, she takes him in as she would any wounded duck. That he called himself duke is cause for hilarity.
Attraction blooms easily, but can Phillip look past his life of privilege to find what he’s looking for deep inside himself? Can he convince her she’s the answer to his search?
Is he a duke or a bastard? Does it matter in the end?
Alyssa Alexander
Book Title: Not Quite A Duchess
Author Name: Alyssa Alexander
Release Date: 06/05/2023
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Not Quite A Duchess
Series: Servants to Spies
Genre: Regency Georgian Romance Suspense
Publisher: Alyssa Alexander Romance LLC
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 06/05/2023
Author Website: https://www.alyssa-alexander.com
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London 1794
Tess Murray, once a maid in a fashionable London townhouse, traded her apron for a pair of breeches to become a spy—a decision that cost her the man she loved. Determined to become a spymaster and command her own team, Tess is hunting a traitor smuggling muskets to France.
Sebastian Moore, Duke of Northfield, spent ten years fighting to save his family’s reputation. When he finds Tess in his warehouse—and muskets hidden among the goods ready to be shipped—he realizes everything he has worked for is at stake.
He might be a suspect, and she might be a spy, but passion has no rules.
Ellie St. Clair
Book Title: The Viscount’s Code
Author Name: Ellie St. Clair
Release Date: 06/23/2023
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The Viscount’s Code
Series: Reckless Rogues
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Prairie Lily Press
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 06/23/2023
Author Website: https://elliestclair.com
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Drawn together to break a code, will Hope and Anthony fight for their forbidden love?
His family name sullied after his father was branded a traitor, Anthony, Lord Whitehall, is fed up with all of the ton. His only allegiance is to his small group of daredevil friends, which is why he agrees to help break a code that is discovered as the next clue in their treasure hunt. The code he didn’t realize he would have to break? One in the form of an angelic blond woman who sees the world in sunlight.
Lady Hope Newfield believes love is worth waiting for — it just hasn’t found her yet. Then a surly viscount takes up residence at her family’s country home. She cannot help the irresistible pull to him as he attempts to solve the code, despite the fact that her father has strictly forbid any connection between the viscount and his daughters.
As the hunt to break the code intensifies, so does the danger that follows them, Anthony’s own search into the past, and the irresistible attraction between Hope and Anthony. Will they listen to her father and the voices of reason in their heads, or give in to all of their desires?
The second book of the Reckless Rogues series is a grumpy vs. sunshine, forbidden love, one-bed-only steamy regency romance featuring a beautiful, cheerful heroine, and a surly viscount who needs to move on from his past.
Mariah Stone
Book Title: All Duke and Bothered
Author Name: Mariah Stone
Release Date: 07/25/2023
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All Duke and Bothered
Series: Dukes and Secrets
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Mariah Stone
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 07/25/2023
Author Website: https://mariahstone.com/
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Brooding Duke. Notorious rake. Driven by grief. Forcing his enemy’s daughter into marriage for revenge. About to lose his heart.
Vengeance. Preston Seaton, the Duke of Grandhampton will bring down the man who killed his brother through any means necessary. So when Lord Neville Beckett auctions off his daughter’s hand in marriage to pay his debts, Preston makes a bid Beckett can’t refuse—evidence of murder.
Dreaming of a career as an artist, Penelope welcomes her future as a spinster. So when her father accepts the proposal of a man who despises her, she longs to flee. But she cannot abandon her poor, old father to his destruction. Moving into the powerful duke’s huge mansion, she wonders if she will ever escape this cold, dark prison.
Convinced Penelope played his brother for a fool and got him killed, Preston has no intention of losing his heart. But the sunny artist is soon filling his home with light and joy. Could a forced marriage forged from hatred ever lead to true happiness? And can Preston forgive himself for desiring the only woman his brother ever loved?
Barbara Monajem
Book Title: Return of the Scandalous Lady
Author Name: Barbara Monajem
Release Date: 06/28/2023
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Return of the Scandalous Lady
Series: Perilous Secrets
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
Content Rating: Sensual (Mild) Spicy
Format: eBook
Release Date: 06/28/2023
Author Website: http://www.BarbaraMonajem.com
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Years ago, Frances Templestone left her husband and ran away to France with a lover. Now she’s back, widowed and more mature, but mostly unrepentant. A social pariah, she stays out of sight while her daughter Julia has her first London season…
Until Julia, who is as impetuous as her mother, sneaks out to a masquerade with an unsuitable man. Frances hastens to the rescue, and when she sees Julia about to get into a coach with a handsome stranger, she accuses him—very publicly—of being a rake who ruins innocent girls.
Soon she learns that Jasper, Lord Canterwell, is a respectable man. He wasn’t at the masquerade seeking an easy conquest. On the contrary—his daughter is missing, and he is searching for her everywhere. Aghast, Frances offers to help him. Rudely, he spurns her.
But Frances is determined and Jasper is desperate. Might a scandalous lady with a warm heart and a lively mind be just what a respectable gentleman needs?
Caroline Linden
Book Title: Fortune Favors the Viscount
Author Name: Caroline Linden
Release Date: 06/27/2023
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Fortune Favors the Viscount
Series: The Wagers of Sin
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: self
Content Rating: Sensual (Mild)
Format: Print eBook AudioBook
Release Date: 06/27/2023
Author Website: https://www.carolinelinden.com
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There’s no such thing as luck …
Once a lady, reduced to a governess, Emilia Greene is desperate. The child in her care has been left orphaned and penniless, and Emilia will do anything to protect her—even track down the girl’s only relation. That man would be the next Viscount Sydenham, and surely he’ll be gentleman enough to take care of his cousin.
Or scruples …
Unfortunately, that man is Nicholas Dashwood, the dangerously attractive owner of the notorious Vega Club. He’s no gentleman, and he doesn’t want a title. What Nick needs … is a governess, for his younger sister.
When your heart is at stake
Their precarious bargain throws them together in unsettling proximity, until neither can deny their attraction to each other. But Nick has enemies, and Emilia has secrets, and taking a gamble on happily-ever-after could cost them everything.