Crown and Consequence

Stripped of her fortune and reputation, Shevah Whitcombe faces a forced marriage to settle her late father's debts. Desperate, she makes a scandalous public proposal to Gideon, the reclusive Duke of Ashworth—a man shrouded in mystery and whispered tragedy. Their marriage of convenience ignites a firestorm of gossip, drawing them into a world where old scandals resurface and a series of deaths begins to mirror the Ashworth family's buried past. As rivals close in and the truth unravels, Shevah must learn to wield her new title as a weapon, while Gideon grapples with a past that could cost him everything. Can their fragile alliance survive a society determined to see them fall, or will their desperate gamble lead to an even greater ruin?

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