The Ruined Duchess
(2025)(The first book in the Scandalous Sisters series)
A novel by Helene Matheson
He was the man who ruined her family. She became the woman who ruined his resolve.
Society may be ruled by men, but Iseabail Blair refuses to live by their laws. To save her sisters from ruin, she agrees to a marriage of convenience with a dying man—one final act of sacrifice for the family she loves. But her husband’s shocking condition—that she must bear an heir after his death—leaves her desperate… and dangerously close to temptation.
Nashford Harding, the Duke of Ross, has spent years haunted by his father’s sins—the very ones that destroyed Iseabail’s family. He swore never to repeat those mistakes, never to touch the one woman he cannot have. But when Iseabail’s defiant courage and reckless beauty drive him past reason, one forbidden kiss ignites a fire neither of them can extinguish.
Every stolen night binds them deeper in desire, until passion becomes the one sin they can’t repent. As scandal threatens and secrets unravel, Nash and Iseabail must face the truth: love may be the most dangerous—and the most redeeming—ruin of all.
In a world ruled by men and marred by betrayal, one duchess dares to make her own salvation—in the arms of her enemy.
In The Ruined Duchess, author Helene Matheson launches the Scandalous Sisters series with an irresistible tale of forbidden passion, redemption, and scandal. Perfect for fans of Lisa Kleypas, Scarlett Scott, and Darcy Burke, this sensual Regency romance proves that even in a world bound by duty and deceit, love is the one sin worth committing.
Genre: Historical Romance
Society may be ruled by men, but Iseabail Blair refuses to live by their laws. To save her sisters from ruin, she agrees to a marriage of convenience with a dying man—one final act of sacrifice for the family she loves. But her husband’s shocking condition—that she must bear an heir after his death—leaves her desperate… and dangerously close to temptation.
Nashford Harding, the Duke of Ross, has spent years haunted by his father’s sins—the very ones that destroyed Iseabail’s family. He swore never to repeat those mistakes, never to touch the one woman he cannot have. But when Iseabail’s defiant courage and reckless beauty drive him past reason, one forbidden kiss ignites a fire neither of them can extinguish.
Every stolen night binds them deeper in desire, until passion becomes the one sin they can’t repent. As scandal threatens and secrets unravel, Nash and Iseabail must face the truth: love may be the most dangerous—and the most redeeming—ruin of all.
In a world ruled by men and marred by betrayal, one duchess dares to make her own salvation—in the arms of her enemy.
In The Ruined Duchess, author Helene Matheson launches the Scandalous Sisters series with an irresistible tale of forbidden passion, redemption, and scandal. Perfect for fans of Lisa Kleypas, Scarlett Scott, and Darcy Burke, this sensual Regency romance proves that even in a world bound by duty and deceit, love is the one sin worth committing.
Genre: Historical Romance
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