A spirited heiress in Regency Yorkshire encounters her notorious rake neighbor, sparking a passionate courtship that defies social conventions.
A spirited heiress in Regency Yorkshire encounters her notorious rake neighbor, sparking a passionate courtship that defies social conventions.
Twenty-five-year-Venetia Lanyon's beauty is rivaled only by her sensibility. Intelligent and independent, her future seems safe and predictable. Lovely Venetia despairs of ever meeting the handsome hero of her romantic dreams, and is nearly resigned to spinsterhood, thanks to the enormous amount of responsibility she inherited, with a Yorkshire estate and an invalid but precocious brother, Aubrey. She has never been farther from home than Harrogate, nor enjoyed the attentions of any but two wear...
will contain mild spoilers
Passionate kisses and embraces; rake's libertine past discussed; lighthearted 'orgy' reference to wedding night
No violent content depicted
Mild period-appropriate language
Social drinking at gatherings
No LGBTQ+ representation
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft
No occult content
Explores class differences and societal expectations in Regency England
No self-harm or suicide
Non-consensual physical advances by the hero; themes of scandal and social ostracism
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