For readers of Regency romance by Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, and Madeline Hunter, New York Times

bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries debuts a brand new series in trade paperback in which a lord, detained

in France during the Napoleonic war, returns home to find he’s inherited a dukedom and vows to make a match

for his deceased mentor’s daughter.

Intriguing twists and sparkling wit entwine in this stunning new historical romance from the New York Times

bestselling Sabrina Jeffries, as a once-exiled patriot returns home to a changed world. . .

Napoleon’s war has ended, and English captives detained for years in a French fortress are finally released.

Returning to a London he no longer recognizes, and facing astonishing changes in his own family, Lord

Jonathan Leighton learns he has inherited a dukedom. But the new nobleman carries the guilt of having

wronged his late mentor. Now, he vows to fulfill his promise to find a suitable match for the man’s daughter,

Victoria—even if it takes offering a nonexistent dowry to spark her interest in matrimony . . .

Sharp-witted Victoria would just as soon sculpt the Greek god who has come to take charge of her future. In

fact, she has her sights set on founding a school for women artists. As Jonathan matches wits with the talented

beauty, revelations from his past—and their connection to her father’s demise—threaten to unveil both of their

closely held secrets and thrust them into a danger they can only escape together.