“She dove into a lake to save a dog.
He offered marriage to save her reputation.
Neither expected to lose their hearts.”

When Lady Arabella March throws herself into a lake during a scandalous garden fête, she rescues more than a drowning hound, she captures the attention of the most dangerous man in the county.

Lucien Harrow, the scarred Earl of Blackthorn, has avoided society since tragedy turned him into a whispered legend. But one reckless debutante and a moment witnessed by half the ton leave him with only one solution: a swift marriage of convenience that will silence the gossip.

Arabella agrees, on her terms. Separate rooms, honest boundaries and… absolutely no romance.

Yet behind the closed doors of Blackthorn Manor, their carefully arranged partnership begins to unravel. His cold restraint hides a fiercely protective heart. Her chaos awakens a desire he thought long buried. And every stolen glance, every heated argument, pulls them closer to a truth neither planned for.

Because a marriage born of scandal may be practical…
but falling in love with the Beast of Blackthorn was never part of the bargain.

A sultry Regency romance charged with dangerous longing, a wounded duke, slow-burning desire, and a passion that can no longer be restrained.

Perfect for readers who crave brooding heroes, innocent yet strong heroines, and emotionally intense romance that builds to a fiery, unforgettable payoff.

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“Do not mistake my politeness for fear, Your Grace. I will not be tamed.”

Marianne Whitcombe has no patience for arrogant noblemen—or the rules meant to keep women silent and small.
But when she meets Adrian Blackwell, the scarred Duke of Harrowmere, across a crowded opera house, something dangerous sparks alive between them.

He is everything society whispers about:
Brooding. Untouchable. Ruined by violence and betrayal.
A man no debutante with sense should desire.

Marianne has never possessed much sense.

Every encounter leaves them burning.
A stolen moment in a shadowed garden.
A brush of fingers that feels like a vow.
A whispered dare that makes his control snap.

Adrian warns her about wolves.
He hunts her like one.
And Marianne refuses to behave like prey.

But when gossip turns vicious and an old enemy sets his sights on her reputation, Adrian faces a truth he can no longer outrun:

He would destroy London brick by brick before allowing anyone to harm the woman who defies him…
and the woman he cannot let go.

**A scarred duke.

A fearless virginal heroine.
A love that threatens to ruin them both.**

A scandalous, steamy Regency romance of passion, danger, and forbidden desire. Perfect for readers who crave dark-edged dukes, electric banter, forbidden touches, and scorching Regency tension. This story brings intensity, heat, and a love that refuses to be denied.