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A Spicy Regency Romance of Fake Engagements and Secret Identities
Paperback
Publisher: Elowen Haverbrook
Published: Mar 29 2026
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
One writes the scandal. The other lives it. Together, they're about to rewrite the rules of the Ton.
Elara Standish is the perfect wallflower. Invisible, overlooked, and armed with a pair of spectacles that see far too much. But by night, she is the Midnight Muse, London's most feared satirist, skewering the elite with a quill dipped in acid and truth.
Julian Vane, the Marquess of Vane, is a man of granite and secrets. To the world, he is the impenetrable rake; in private, he is a man fighting to save his ancestral legacy from a predatory Duke and a mountain of debt. He doesn't have time for love, and he certainly doesn't have time for a sharp-tongued wallflower who seems to see right through his mask.
A Scandalous Bargain When a ruthless blackmailer threatens to unmask Elara and ruin Julian's final chance at an inheritance, the two enemies strike a desperate deal: a fake engagement. They must survive one Season of glittering balls, poisonous whispers, and the Duke's unrelenting scrutiny without losing their heads-or their hearts.
From Mayfair Ballrooms to the Wild Northern Moors As the verbal sparring turns into a slow-burn heat, the line between performance and passion begins to blur. Elara finds that the man she mocked in print is far more than a caricature, and Julian realizes that his near-sighted sparrow has the heart of a hawk.
In a world where every smile is a tactical move and every whisper is a weapon, can a wallflower and a rake win the ultimate game of social checkmate? Or will the truth destroy the very life they've fought to build?
If you love sizzling banter, secret identities, and the enemies-to-lovers trope, The Midnight Muse and the Marquess is your next binge-worthy Regency escape.
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