Lady's Match
(2026)(The first book in the Lady's Rogue Companion Stories series)
A novel by C K Mackenzie
He’d carry the weight of duty until it broke him—but even duty has its limits.
Christian von Stein, the Earl of Raveley, never wavered. Not when his father died, not when the estate crumbled, and certainly not when society whispered about his cold resolve. He restored his family’s honor, protected his people, and buried his heart beneath the ruins of his past. Love? Legacy? He wanted neither. The world didn’t need more of his blood. Until she arrived—and set everything aflame.
Winning hearts was child’s play. Uncovering the truth could cost her everything.
Lady Alexandra de Garmeaux had the life every young woman envied: dazzling fortune, noble name, adoring parents, and a dog more loyal than any suitor. But it was all smoke and mirrors. Except the dog, of course. Her name was a lie. Her mission, deadly serious. Her beloved brother was murdered in cold blood—and the glittering world of the London Season was her only way to discover who had done so.
She didn’t expect Christian. And he never expected her.
When he finds her rifling through secrets best left buried, he’s determined to expose her deception. But each stolen glance and forbidden kiss tangles them further in a web of longing and mistrust. Alexandra is playing a dangerous game—and Christian’s heart might be the final casualty.
Can love survive when the truth is a blade? Or will finding the killer tear them apart forever?
Genre: Historical Romance
Christian von Stein, the Earl of Raveley, never wavered. Not when his father died, not when the estate crumbled, and certainly not when society whispered about his cold resolve. He restored his family’s honor, protected his people, and buried his heart beneath the ruins of his past. Love? Legacy? He wanted neither. The world didn’t need more of his blood. Until she arrived—and set everything aflame.
Winning hearts was child’s play. Uncovering the truth could cost her everything.
Lady Alexandra de Garmeaux had the life every young woman envied: dazzling fortune, noble name, adoring parents, and a dog more loyal than any suitor. But it was all smoke and mirrors. Except the dog, of course. Her name was a lie. Her mission, deadly serious. Her beloved brother was murdered in cold blood—and the glittering world of the London Season was her only way to discover who had done so.
She didn’t expect Christian. And he never expected her.
When he finds her rifling through secrets best left buried, he’s determined to expose her deception. But each stolen glance and forbidden kiss tangles them further in a web of longing and mistrust. Alexandra is playing a dangerous game—and Christian’s heart might be the final casualty.
Can love survive when the truth is a blade? Or will finding the killer tear them apart forever?
Genre: Historical Romance