The Dressmaker and the Duke: a Forbidden Victorian Romance of Scandal, Class, and Desire London Stitch Society Book

The Dressmaker and the DukeA forbidden Victorian romance of scandal, class, and desireLondon, 1863.Clara Whitely has built her life stitch by stitch. As head dressmaker at the Maison du Lys, she clothes the city’s most ruthless women—yet dreams of one thing she’s never been allowed: a shop with her own name above the door. When a storm, a scandal, and a Duke converge in the same week, she learns how costly independence can be.Edward Harborough, Duke of Merrick, was raised to serve duty before desire. But the woman who pricks her finger and refuses his pity also unpicks every thread of his restraint. To protect her from the gossip he can’t control, he must risk the one thing he’s never wagered—his reputation.As whispers turn to headlines and loyalty becomes rebellion, Clara and Edward face a choice that could ruin them—or remake the meaning of honor.For readers of Evie Dunmore, Lisa Kleypas, and Sarah MacLean, The Dressmaker and the Duke begins The London Stitch Society: a sweeping, sensual series about women who stitch their freedom one seam at a time.