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Before she could move, his hand reached up, slowly, as though unsure even now whether he had the right.
His fingers brushed against her temple, soft, reverent. The contact was brief. But it was enough to make the air between them charge like a gathering storm.
In a world governed by duty and power, love dares to bloom where it should not.
Lady Eliana Harrington, a headstrong noblewoman with emerald eyes and a heart full of fire, has spent her life defying her father's cold authority and the rigid rules of 1600s aristocracy. When her hand is promised to a man she's never met, she prepares for a life of silent rebellion-until she meets him.
Lord Nicholas Charleston is everything she didn't expect: dark, magnetic, and dangerously captivating. With a presence that commands both fear and longing, Nicholas sees past Eliana's carefully guarded walls.
As the wedding approaches, their attraction becomes impossible to ignore-obsessive, breathless, and burning with intensity. But in a world where scandal can ruin reputations and secrets can destroy lives, their passion may prove both their salvation and their undoing.
Will love conquer the chains of duty, or will it be torn apart by jealousy, pride, and the unforgiving hand of fate?
A sweeping tale of romance, power, and forbidden desire-perfect for fans of steamy historical drama.