A brand new Victorian Romance from bestselling author Julia London

Having been jilted, Hattie Woodchurch has no prospects. Until she is asked by the visiting Duke of Santiava, Mateo to be his personal assistant. He needs help with his correspondence and Hattie, with her intelligence and wit, is ideal.

But royal protocol demands Mateo also find a wife from English society, and Hattie is perfect for advice on ladies of note. With her blunt and honest opinions, Mateo soon finds himself relying on Hattie’s guidance. Until it comes time to choose a wife, and Mateo realises only one woman truly captures his attention, and she is not any of the women he is meant to be dancing with…