
A Regency friends-to-lovers romance: an illegitimate duke’s daughter races to marry by Christmas while a killer stalks her and prejudice closes doors.
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A Regency friends-to-lovers romance: an illegitimate duke’s daughter races to marry by Christmas while a killer stalks her and prejudice closes doors.
Frederica Burghley wants to be married by Yuletide. Or else her father will set her up with one of his friends. The bonbon-loving illegitimate daughter of the duke wants to choose her own husband. Advertising in the newspaper seems like the way to go. But a sinister response, with threats against her life, leads her to enlist the help of her very handsome, dear friend Jasper Fitzwilliam, Lord Hartwell. A father and widower, Jasper is not only tasked with keeping Frederica safe but also with help...
will contain mild spoilers
Sensual intimacy and mature romantic scenes; not fully graphic
Life threats and a determined killer; peril without graphic gore
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Brief mentions of God; no central spiritual arc
No fantasy magic or witchcraft present
No occult or demonology content present
Recurring themes of racial prejudice, illegitimacy, and women’s status
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Racial and illegitimacy stigma; vulnerable women cast onto streets
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