
Before long, Luke becomes an unexpected ally.and the lover Rufus had never hoped to find.īut Luke came to Stone Manor with an ulterior motive, one he’s desperate to keep hidden even from the lord he can’t resist. The earl and the smuggler should be natural enemies, but cocksure, enragingly competent Luke is a trained secretary and expert schemer-exactly the sort of man Rufus needs by his side. There he’s beset on all sides, his position contested both by his greedy uncle and by Luke Doomsday, son of a notorious smuggling clan. Major Rufus d’Aumesty has unexpectedly become the Earl of Oxney, master of a remote Norman manor on the edge of the infamous Romney Marsh. "A romantic, swashbuckling tale from start to finish.Bridgerton goes Gothic in this sweeping Regency romance by celebrated author KJ Charles. "Once again KJ Charles has produced an absolute masterpiece!" - Joanna Shupe, USA Today bestselling author Historical romance at its finest." - Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author "KJ Charles is one of the best romance novelists writing today. As the lies accumulate and family secrets threaten to destroy everything they hold dear, master and man find themselves forced to decide whose side they're really on…and what they're willing to do for love. Before long, Luke becomes an unexpected ally.and the lover Rufus had never hoped to find.īut Luke came to Stone Manor with an ulterior motive, one he's desperate to keep hidden even from the lord he can't resist. There he's beset on all sides, his position contested both by his greedy uncle and by Luke Doomsday, son of a notorious smuggling clan.


Major Rufus d'Aumesty has unexpectedly become the Earl of Oxney, master of a remote Norman manor on the edge of the infamous Romney Marsh. Bridgerton goes Gothic in this sweeping Regency romance by celebrated author KJ Charles.
