The Art of Hatred
When Clara Fairleigh is exiled to the countryside after a scandal in London, she arrives at Greymoor Hall with ink-stained gloves, a ruined reputation, and no intention of being charming. But attending one party where she meets her cousin's betrothed and his insufferable friend, Viscount Sebastian Montrose-upends her plans for quiet disgrace.
Sebastian is cold, unreadable, and unreasonably good at getting under Clara's skin. Their verbal duels begin as sparring matches and evolve into something neither of them dares to name. Behind their barbed exchanges lie hidden letters, moonlit encounters, and the slow, aching unraveling of their guarded selves.
As secrets come to light and the past claws its way into the present, Clara and Sebastian must decide what's worth risking-pride, reputation, or the kind of love that refuses to be civilized.
A story of stormy gardens, scandalous letters, reluctant affection, and the slow burn of two people who were never meant to fall for each other-but do anyway.