Unmasked Hearts: Books 1-3
(2025)(A book in the Unmasked Hearts series)
A collection of stories by Elena Rosewood
Contains all three books in the Unmasked Hearts series of standalone novellas.
The Velvet Mask
At a masquerade ball hosted in a sprawling London townhouse, a mysterious woman in a crimson velvet mask catches the eye of a disillusioned barrister. She lures him through shadowed corridors to a hidden parlor, where an exclusive society gathers to indulge in whispered fantasies.
Behind the anonymity of their masks, they shed the rigid propriety of Victorian society, and their encounter becomes a dance of power, seduction, and fleeting intimacy—leaving him haunted by her identity long after the night fades.
Written in first person from the male POV.
The Seamstress and the Composer
At one of the society’s infamous gatherings in the London townhouse, a shy seamstress, Eliza Treadwell, attends as a favor to her wealthy client, tasked with repairing a torn mask.
She catches the attention of a brooding composer, Frederick Linwood, whose black silk mask conceals a face scarred by a past duel. Drawn to her quiet strength, he lures her into a soundproof music room where he plays a haunting melody on a pianoforte, each note stripping away her inhibitions.
Their encounter unfolds as a symphony of touch and rhythm, with Eliza binding his wrists with silk thread from her sewing kit, reversing their power dynamic in a crescendo of forbidden passion. As dawn nears, Frederick offers her a permanent place in the society—and his life—leaving Eliza to decide if she’ll step fully into this world of masked desires.
Unveiled Desires
Beneath the flickering candlelight of a grand masked ball, Lady Eliza Blackwood—widowed young, stifled long—tastes freedom for the first time. Cloaked in anonymity, her sharp wit and simmering passion are no longer shackled by society’s expectations. And when she crosses paths with the infamous Duke of Westmoreland, the air crackles with something far more dangerous than polite intrigue.
He’s powerful, aloof, and utterly scandalous. She’s proper, poised, and aching to break the rules. Together, they begin a dance of hidden desires and forbidden touches, each daring the other to cross one more line.
But as masks come off and reputations teeter on the edge, Eliza must choose between the life she’s been told to lead—and the fierce, unrepentant woman she is when no one’s watching.
In a world where passion is a secret and reputation is everything, how much would you risk for a night of truth?
The Velvet Mask
At a masquerade ball hosted in a sprawling London townhouse, a mysterious woman in a crimson velvet mask catches the eye of a disillusioned barrister. She lures him through shadowed corridors to a hidden parlor, where an exclusive society gathers to indulge in whispered fantasies.
Behind the anonymity of their masks, they shed the rigid propriety of Victorian society, and their encounter becomes a dance of power, seduction, and fleeting intimacy—leaving him haunted by her identity long after the night fades.
Written in first person from the male POV.
The Seamstress and the Composer
At one of the society’s infamous gatherings in the London townhouse, a shy seamstress, Eliza Treadwell, attends as a favor to her wealthy client, tasked with repairing a torn mask.
She catches the attention of a brooding composer, Frederick Linwood, whose black silk mask conceals a face scarred by a past duel. Drawn to her quiet strength, he lures her into a soundproof music room where he plays a haunting melody on a pianoforte, each note stripping away her inhibitions.
Their encounter unfolds as a symphony of touch and rhythm, with Eliza binding his wrists with silk thread from her sewing kit, reversing their power dynamic in a crescendo of forbidden passion. As dawn nears, Frederick offers her a permanent place in the society—and his life—leaving Eliza to decide if she’ll step fully into this world of masked desires.
Unveiled Desires
Beneath the flickering candlelight of a grand masked ball, Lady Eliza Blackwood—widowed young, stifled long—tastes freedom for the first time. Cloaked in anonymity, her sharp wit and simmering passion are no longer shackled by society’s expectations. And when she crosses paths with the infamous Duke of Westmoreland, the air crackles with something far more dangerous than polite intrigue.
He’s powerful, aloof, and utterly scandalous. She’s proper, poised, and aching to break the rules. Together, they begin a dance of hidden desires and forbidden touches, each daring the other to cross one more line.
But as masks come off and reputations teeter on the edge, Eliza must choose between the life she’s been told to lead—and the fierce, unrepentant woman she is when no one’s watching.
In a world where passion is a secret and reputation is everything, how much would you risk for a night of truth?
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