Eliza Vane never expected to see him again.
Five years ago she was bundled out of society in quiet disgrace, her father vanished and her reputation hanging by a thread. Now she is a paid companion in a crumbling Mayfair townhouse, keeping her head down and her past buried.
Then Sebastian Ashford inherits a dukedom and walks through the door.
He is harder than she remembered. More guarded. And the way he looks at her makes it very clear he has not forgotten a single thing.
Sebastian needs a respectable bride and has no business noticing his aunt's shy, book-loving companion. But when a blackmailer threatens to drag Eliza's family secrets into the papers, he cannot stay distant.
He offers her a position in his library. She tells herself it means nothing.
But as they dig through old ledgers and older lies, the secrets they uncover could shake the Ashford name to its foundation and the feelings they have buried refuse to stay hidden.
She came into his house to survive. He let her stay to protect her.
Can two people burned by the past dare to risk everything for a second chance?
"When The Stars Claim Their Due" is a historical romance novel of approximately 17,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Tropes: Second Chance, Family Secrets, Forbidden Love, Rags to Riches
Genre: Historical Romance
Five years ago she was bundled out of society in quiet disgrace, her father vanished and her reputation hanging by a thread. Now she is a paid companion in a crumbling Mayfair townhouse, keeping her head down and her past buried.
Then Sebastian Ashford inherits a dukedom and walks through the door.
He is harder than she remembered. More guarded. And the way he looks at her makes it very clear he has not forgotten a single thing.
Sebastian needs a respectable bride and has no business noticing his aunt's shy, book-loving companion. But when a blackmailer threatens to drag Eliza's family secrets into the papers, he cannot stay distant.
He offers her a position in his library. She tells herself it means nothing.
But as they dig through old ledgers and older lies, the secrets they uncover could shake the Ashford name to its foundation and the feelings they have buried refuse to stay hidden.
She came into his house to survive. He let her stay to protect her.
Can two people burned by the past dare to risk everything for a second chance?
"When The Stars Claim Their Due" is a historical romance novel of approximately 17,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Tropes: Second Chance, Family Secrets, Forbidden Love, Rags to Riches
Genre: Historical Romance
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