A dying stranger on her doorstep. A bloodstained letter with her initials. And the real scandal happening downstairs.
London, 1821
When a bloodstained stranger dies on Lady Mary Cavindish’s doorstep, the eccentric widow is thrust into a new mystery. In his hand is a crumpled letter bearing what appear to be her own initials—yet she has never met the man.
Determined to discover why a dying manufacturer of tinned goods sought her out with his final breath, Lady Mary launches her own discreet investigation. Assisting her are her clever maid, Marie, and her loyal under-butler, Brett.
As the unlikely trio delves into the victim’s tangled life, they uncover a nest of suspects: a bitter wife conducting her own affair, a grasping mistress, a vengeful business rival, and a hot-tempered brother bent on defending his sister’s honor. But the deeper they dig, the more dangerous the truth becomes.
Meanwhile, Marie’s quick wit clashes with Brett’s quiet determination. Though she insists she has no interest in the steadfast under-butler, Brett has already decided Marie is the woman for him—and he refuses to be ignored while they hunt a killer together.
A tantalizing blend of Regency intrigue and romance, HONOR UNBOUND is an original mystery that explores the deadly cost of ambition, betrayal, and the thrill of transgression in a society where honor is everything.
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Two rivals from opposite worlds. One absurd treasure hunt. No time whatsoever for falling in love.
Lady Cordelia Nichols has buried two dukes in six weeks and has not the time, or patience, for a third. But when her father’s estate and title pass to commoner Justin Wright—the adopted son of a former scullery maid, by way of the most baffling entailment in English legal history—Cordelia must decide how far she’ll go to protect Hollyhead House and the three eccentric sisters who depend on her.
Justin has no interest in being a duke. He has a London life, an architectural firm, and a perfectly comfortable absence of aristocratic obligation. But settling the estate requires returning to the country house where he was never welcome. He finds a crumbling manor, four unmarried women, and a very beautiful eldest daughter who rides like a highwayman and argues like a barrister.
Then the late duke’s will surfaces a secret: a hidden fortune, left only for the heir “worthy enough” to find it. Suddenly Cordelia and Justin are rivals in a madcap treasure hunt where ciphered Shakespeare, overturned garden statues, and increasingly poor decisions abound. With a gossip columnist circling and their reputations unraveling, the search for the duke’s treasure may ruin them both. And falling in love along the way is the one disaster neither of them anticipates.
Tropes you’ll enjoy:
- Rivals to lovers
- Grumpy x Grumpy
- Forced Proximity
- Eldest Daughter Falls in Love
- Slow burn
- Cozy mystery
- Class difference
- He falls first
- Found family antics
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