🔞 mature audiences 🔞
*can be read as a standalone*
(NOT HISTORICALLY ACCURATE ON PURPOSE)
Elizabeth Crowley was a Baron's daughter but instead of enjoying balls and gowns, she was stuck paying off her fathers debts to a devil of a crook to stay fed. Her father, unable to work due to his addled mind, is her dearest friend but her greatest weakness, and when threatened, Elizabeth accepts a job spying on a beastly Duke to save both herself and her father.
Sebastian Turner, Duke of Longthorn, had recently seen his sister wed, and now his mother found herself lonely, so Sebastian hires a new maid to keep his mother company in the evenings whilst cleaning during the day.
Unfortunately, his new welsh maid seems to know nothing about housework, and everything about getting under his skin in a way he can't get enough of.
She's in disguise to save her skin, but uncovering secrets is dangerous, and Sebastian might just learn her secrets first.
Elizabeth knows if she isn't careful, she may end up in prison...... or in the Duke's bed.