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Mischief with the Marquess
(2026)(The second book in the Ashford Chronicles series)
A novel by Siobhan Lynch
She wanted to be chosen for herself. He wanted to choose for himself. Fate had other plans.
Lady Mary Ashford has a plan for her first Season: find a suitable husband, make a good match, and avoid embarrassing her family. What she doesn't plan on is hiding in a darkened library to escape the crush of a ball—or sharing that hiding spot with a devastatingly handsome stranger who understands exactly why she fled.
Matthew Wentworth never wanted to be the Marquess of Thornbury. He was a physician, dedicated to his work, until his brother's death forced him into a title he didn't want and a life he never chose. Now he's trapped in an endless parade of balls, surrounded by matchmaking mamas who see only his rank and fortune—never the man beneath the title.
When circumstances force Mary and Matthew into impossibly close quarters, hidden behind a bookshelf while they wait for discovery to pass, something ignites between them. A shared secret. A moment of perfect understanding. The kind of connection that shouldn't be possible between strangers.
But London is a small world, and fate—aided by Matthew's determined mother and Mary's meddling niece Charlotte—keeps throwing them together. At musicales where they trade whispered jokes during torturous performances. At balls where every dance feels like a negotiation. In stolen moments where they can finally be themselves instead of the roles Society demands they play.
Mary wants to be chosen for herself, not for being the perfect marquess's daughter. Matthew wants the freedom to make his own choices instead of following the path everyone has mapped out for him. They both want something real in a world built on appearances.
As attraction deepens into something that feels dangerously like love, Mary and Matthew must decide: can they trust what's growing between them when everyone around them has an agenda? Can a match born of mischief become a marriage built on truth?
Sometimes the best plans are the ones that fall apart. Sometimes chaos is exactly what your heart needs. And sometimes the person you're not supposed to want is the only one who truly sees you.
A steamy open-door Regency romance featuring a reluctant marquess with medical ambitions, a heroine who's tired of playing it safe, entirely too much matchmaking from well-meaning relatives, hidden moments in libraries, and the kind of love that's worth choosing over everything else.
Genre: Historical Romance
Lady Mary Ashford has a plan for her first Season: find a suitable husband, make a good match, and avoid embarrassing her family. What she doesn't plan on is hiding in a darkened library to escape the crush of a ball—or sharing that hiding spot with a devastatingly handsome stranger who understands exactly why she fled.
Matthew Wentworth never wanted to be the Marquess of Thornbury. He was a physician, dedicated to his work, until his brother's death forced him into a title he didn't want and a life he never chose. Now he's trapped in an endless parade of balls, surrounded by matchmaking mamas who see only his rank and fortune—never the man beneath the title.
When circumstances force Mary and Matthew into impossibly close quarters, hidden behind a bookshelf while they wait for discovery to pass, something ignites between them. A shared secret. A moment of perfect understanding. The kind of connection that shouldn't be possible between strangers.
But London is a small world, and fate—aided by Matthew's determined mother and Mary's meddling niece Charlotte—keeps throwing them together. At musicales where they trade whispered jokes during torturous performances. At balls where every dance feels like a negotiation. In stolen moments where they can finally be themselves instead of the roles Society demands they play.
Mary wants to be chosen for herself, not for being the perfect marquess's daughter. Matthew wants the freedom to make his own choices instead of following the path everyone has mapped out for him. They both want something real in a world built on appearances.
As attraction deepens into something that feels dangerously like love, Mary and Matthew must decide: can they trust what's growing between them when everyone around them has an agenda? Can a match born of mischief become a marriage built on truth?
Sometimes the best plans are the ones that fall apart. Sometimes chaos is exactly what your heart needs. And sometimes the person you're not supposed to want is the only one who truly sees you.
A steamy open-door Regency romance featuring a reluctant marquess with medical ambitions, a heroine who's tired of playing it safe, entirely too much matchmaking from well-meaning relatives, hidden moments in libraries, and the kind of love that's worth choosing over everything else.
Genre: Historical Romance
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