The Great Reckoning of 1881
(2026)(The fifth book in the Great Victorian Romances series)
A novel by Lia Adams
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An anonymous encounter in the dark. Ghosts of a painful past. A global scandal. And a love story that defies every rule in Victorian London.
Lord Beaufort was resigned to being a footnote in Mayfair society—a solitary, soft giant hiding behind waistcoats littered with cake crumbs and a quiet ache to be genuinely loved. But when an anonymous woman seduces him in the pitch-black of a St. James's boudoir and vanishes, Beaufort’s world shatters.
Desperate to become a man worthy of the mystery stranger, he throws himself into grueling training, transforming his physical frame and embarking on a crusade for purpose. But his newfound strength only complicates matters when he crosses paths with Mary Elizabeth.
Guarded, cautious, and carrying the hidden scars of a horrific past, Mary Elizabeth trusts no man—least of all a reformed aristocrat. Yet as an unlikely friendship forms, neither can deny the chemistry building between them.
But love must wait for war.
Thrust across the ocean into Central America, Beaufort finds himself fighting against ruthless corporate greed and the rising tide of capitalist exploitation in the fruit trade. Meanwhile, back in London, society is spiraling into chaos over missing aristocrats, secret cults, and escalating scandals.
Plunged into a maelstrom of political rebellion and high-society absurdity, Beaufort and Mary Elizabeth must face the ghosts keeping them trapped in their pasts. Because real love demands raw honesty and it takes two to tango.
The Great Reckoning of 1881 is an open-door Victorian historical romance featuring an emotionally vulnerable hero, subverted tropes, political intrigue, and steamy, explicit scenes.
Genre: Historical
An anonymous encounter in the dark. Ghosts of a painful past. A global scandal. And a love story that defies every rule in Victorian London.
Lord Beaufort was resigned to being a footnote in Mayfair society—a solitary, soft giant hiding behind waistcoats littered with cake crumbs and a quiet ache to be genuinely loved. But when an anonymous woman seduces him in the pitch-black of a St. James's boudoir and vanishes, Beaufort’s world shatters.
Desperate to become a man worthy of the mystery stranger, he throws himself into grueling training, transforming his physical frame and embarking on a crusade for purpose. But his newfound strength only complicates matters when he crosses paths with Mary Elizabeth.
Guarded, cautious, and carrying the hidden scars of a horrific past, Mary Elizabeth trusts no man—least of all a reformed aristocrat. Yet as an unlikely friendship forms, neither can deny the chemistry building between them.
But love must wait for war.
Thrust across the ocean into Central America, Beaufort finds himself fighting against ruthless corporate greed and the rising tide of capitalist exploitation in the fruit trade. Meanwhile, back in London, society is spiraling into chaos over missing aristocrats, secret cults, and escalating scandals.
Plunged into a maelstrom of political rebellion and high-society absurdity, Beaufort and Mary Elizabeth must face the ghosts keeping them trapped in their pasts. Because real love demands raw honesty and it takes two to tango.
The Great Reckoning of 1881 is an open-door Victorian historical romance featuring an emotionally vulnerable hero, subverted tropes, political intrigue, and steamy, explicit scenes.
Genre: Historical