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Compromising the Marquess
(2026)(The fourth book in the All for Love series)
A Story by Wren St Claire
She is Persephone to his Hades, the perfect golden goddess he can never be worthy of. To her, he is the dark Adonis and perfect Galahad of her dreams. How can they overcome the forces that keep them apart, even as passion and love draw them together?
Lady Ava Layne has had a schoolgirl crush on the handsome and accomplished Jerome DeVere, Marquess of Ravenshaw, for years. But Jerome is fourteen years her senior and her brother’s best friend. When she makes her debut at eighteen, she hopes to finally attract his attention, but he makes it clear that she will always be like a sister to him. Devasted, Ava does her best to get over him and try to comply with her family’s desire for her to choose a suitable husband. But she can’t forget the man who is her secret hero.
Outwardly, Jerome DeVere is the quintessential Corinthian. He excels at everything he does, from horse riding, driving, and fencing to cards and dancing. However, behind the perfect fa''ade is man scarred by the dark shadows of his past. As schoolgirl Ava turns into a lovely debutante and rocks his world, he cannot let her see that the little girl he loved as a sister has become the goddess he would worship, and he does his best to destroy her adolescent crush, even though it breaks his heart to hurt her.
When her brother presses Ava to consider a proposal from her most eligible suitor, Jerome is determined on a marriage of convenience, fiercely determined to do what he believes is best for Ava.
But Ava is equally determined not to let him.
Compromised by the woman he loves, Jerome can do nothing else but marry her and hope fervently that he can become worthy of her. However, the happily ever after they both desire remains elusive when the past won’t stay buried. Can their stormy, passionate love survive the horrors of Jerome’s past and the scandals that threaten to tear their lives apart?
Tropes You'll Love:
Lady Ava Layne has had a schoolgirl crush on the handsome and accomplished Jerome DeVere, Marquess of Ravenshaw, for years. But Jerome is fourteen years her senior and her brother’s best friend. When she makes her debut at eighteen, she hopes to finally attract his attention, but he makes it clear that she will always be like a sister to him. Devasted, Ava does her best to get over him and try to comply with her family’s desire for her to choose a suitable husband. But she can’t forget the man who is her secret hero.
Outwardly, Jerome DeVere is the quintessential Corinthian. He excels at everything he does, from horse riding, driving, and fencing to cards and dancing. However, behind the perfect fa''ade is man scarred by the dark shadows of his past. As schoolgirl Ava turns into a lovely debutante and rocks his world, he cannot let her see that the little girl he loved as a sister has become the goddess he would worship, and he does his best to destroy her adolescent crush, even though it breaks his heart to hurt her.
When her brother presses Ava to consider a proposal from her most eligible suitor, Jerome is determined on a marriage of convenience, fiercely determined to do what he believes is best for Ava.
But Ava is equally determined not to let him.
Compromised by the woman he loves, Jerome can do nothing else but marry her and hope fervently that he can become worthy of her. However, the happily ever after they both desire remains elusive when the past won’t stay buried. Can their stormy, passionate love survive the horrors of Jerome’s past and the scandals that threaten to tear their lives apart?
Tropes You'll Love:
- Brother’s best friend/best friend’s sister
Age gap
Compromised/forced marriage
Beauty and the Beast
Persephone and Hades
Unrequited love
Tortured hero
Sunshiny heroine
Passionate, stormy love
Angst and pining
Major grovel
Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a scorching-hot read with open-door steam.
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All for Love series:
Book 1 - An Inconvenient Marriage
Book 2 - The Viscount Needs a Wife
Book 3 - Wife Wanted
Book 4 - Compromising the Marquess
Genre: Historical Romance
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