A Marriage of Convenience? Not for Augusta-She's Determined to Choose Her Own Fate.

Book 1 of an interconnected Regency romance series, where each love story stands alone-yet characters, secrets, and consequences echo from book to book.

The impoverished daughter of a baronet, Augusta knows what it means to be powerless. When her aunt arranges a marriage to a scoundrel, she refuses to become a pawn in a transaction. Instead, she flees to London, her dreams pinned on building a life as a modiste-designing gowns for society's elite.

But freedom comes with unexpected risks. On her first day in the city, Augusta crosses paths with Lord Bridlington, a brooding earl whose clubfoot and scandalous reputation have made him an outcast. Yet beneath his gruff exterior is a man grappling with hidden pain and longing for acceptance.

Drawn into the orbit of Lord Bridlington's captivating sister, Mariana-a woman whose secret ambition is to marry the one man society deems entirely unsuitable-Augusta is swept into a world of whispered intrigue, midnight masquerades, and suppressed passions. Disguises, daring schemes, and reckless escapades soon become the fabric of her new life.

Yet as her heart begins to race for a man she never meant to care for, Augusta's past catches up with her, threatening to shatter the freedom she fought so hard to claim. And Lord Bridlington's secrets may be more dangerous than she ever imagined.

Will Augusta find the courage to seize the life-and the love-she truly desires?