First published 2025
Lord Jonathan Leighton steps off the ship into a London he barely knows. Years as Napoleon's prisoner have changed him, but England has changed more. His family is gone. He now holds a dukedom he never expected. Guilt weighs on him for wrongs done to his late mentor, and he carries one promise he must keep: find a suitable husband for the man's daughter, Victoria. Jonathan offers to provide her dowry, hoping to entice suitors. Victoria has different plans. She wants to sculpt this Greek god who thinks he can control her fate. Her real dream is opening a school for women artists, not marriage. As Jonathan and Victoria clash over her future, secrets from his captivity surface. These revelations connect to her father's death in ways that endanger them both. Only by standing together can they survive the truth.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, suspense, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London, England, Napoleon
Period: 19th-century
288 pages · Paperback · Kensington