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In the twilight of England's Regency era, Arabella Davenport has long resigned herself to the quiet burdens of duty. At twenty-five, she is no longer the wide-eyed debutante she once was, but the caretaker of her family's sprawling estate, the steady hand guiding her younger sister Evangeline through her first season in society. While Evangeline dreams of romance and dazzling ballroom waltzes, Arabella watches with quiet understanding, knowing all too well that such dreams often fade beneath the weight of expectation. But when Sebastian Beverly arrives an enigmatic and married businessman newly entangled in her father's affairs. Arabella's carefully maintained composure begins to waver. His presence unsettles her, not with grand declarations or reckless passion, but with something far more dangerous: a recognition. A knowing glance, a fleeting smile, a pull that neither of them dares to name.
As the season unfolds, Arabella must navigate the intricate web of duty, reputation, and forbidden longing. With whispers of courtships, the weight of family expectations, and the ever-watchful eyes of society upon her, she must decide will she continue to play the role carved out for her, or will she allow herself to step beyond the carefully drawn lines of propriety?