Lucy Kensington's life has been made incredibly difficult by the fact that her illegitimacy was once a front page story. She has grown up surrounded by disapproval, being looked over and ignored, or being blatantly snubbed by those would would fall at the feet of her wealthy parents and siblings. Prince Edward, the once irresponsible, forgotten son of the King of England, is now suddenly the Prince of Wales, and is thrust into a role he is not prepared for. His father's grief, his preference for Edward's deceased brother, and his open dislike for Edward have made for an impossible mission in front of him. The unlikeliest of pairs suddenly find themselves in a position to help the other thrive, succeed, and find what was missing within. But romance between two such people can never be, with more than one force fighting to keep them apart.

As Lord Adam Beresford left Ashwood, Hertfordshire for the training and education of a gentleman, he promised to return and marry his childhood best friend, and the only girl he could see himself marrying, Grace Denham. Neither of them foresaw that it would be twelve years until they would meet again. A lot has changed in that time, and their lives are vastly different. Adam became a gentleman, and everything that the heir to a Dukedom ought to be. Grace remained in Ashwood and became a housemaid to support her family. But as their lives intertwine once more, their childhood promise bubbles to the surface, throwing their lives, the lives of their families, and the village of Ashwood into chaos.

Book 1: Being rewritten _____________________ Charlotte Kineton is twenty-seven, finishing college, and looking for something simple: a job that pays, a room that's quiet, a life that finally feels steady. When she interviews for a live-in nanny position with the enigmatic Mr. Darcy, she expects professionalism, distance, and a strictly temporary arrangement. What she doesn't expect is how quickly his house begins to feel like a place she belongs. Darcy never intended to complicate his life. A single father to five-year-old Ella, he runs his world with precision and restraint. He knows hiring Charlotte is dangerous. She is too sharp, too warm, too alive in a house built on order and quiet grief. But he hires her anyway, telling himself it's logic, when it's really instinct. What follows is a slow collision of glances held too long, conversations that linger, and emotions that refuse to stay professional. Charlotte grows attached to Ella. Darcy grows aware of Charlotte. Jealousy appears where it has no right to exist. Affection hides behind rules. Desire learns to whisper instead of shout. Hello, Mr. Darcy is a slow-burn romance about two people doing everything in their power to be responsible while falling into something undeniably reckless. It's a story of restraint that trembles, of longing wrapped in civility, and of a home that quietly becomes more than a place to live. Not love at first sight. But something far more dangerous