Her Beastly Duke

Miss Briar Walcot will do anything to save her twin brother from ruin and disgrace—even resort to theft. His future depends on marrying well, and if he succeeds, it will rescue their family and spare Briar from the fate she dreads most: marriage.

Lord Julius Fenton, the Duke of Berkley, is known as the beastly duke. Scarred and masked, he lives in seclusion, shunning society except when necessary for business. He never imagined wanting more from life—until the day Briar knocked a rapier from his hand in his own library. She sparks something deep within him, stirring a yearning for the very things he’s denied himself for so long. To keep her attempted theft a secret, Briar agrees to an unorthodox arrangement: becoming his paid companion.

Julius is determined to find a wife with impeccable pedigree, while Briar remains resolute in her vow to avoid marriage. Yet the simmering tension between them soon ignites into a passion neither of them expected…