First published 2016
Miss Lillian Hargrove poses for a scandalous portrait when an artist sweet talks her with false promises. The man abandons her after the painting becomes public, leaving Lily disgraced and desperate. She turns to her guardian, the Duke of Warnick, a imposing Scotsman who despises everything English, especially the aristocracy he now unwillingly represents. Warnick inherited his English dukedom along with Lily as his ward, though she proves far too old and beautiful for his comfort. He arrives in London with one simple plan: marry her off quickly and return to his quiet Scottish life. But Lily refuses to accept just any husband. She insists she will only marry for love, complicating Warnick's straightforward scheme. As the duke works to find her a suitable match, he discovers that despite his hatred for all things English, there is one exception that tempts him beyond reason.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, historical-romance, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: England, London, Scotland
Period: 19th-century
400 pages · ebook · Avon