In the shadowed halls of Welch Manor, desire is a dangerous game—and power is the prize no one wins without blood on their hands.
When the Duke of Welch returns from exile, London society whispers of the sins that drove him away. Ruthless. Cursed. Unforgiving. Yet beneath the rumors lies a man shaped by betrayal, determined to reclaim everything stolen from him—including the future he was denied.
Lady Corinna Ashford has spent years surviving the ton’s cruelty with her wit, her beauty, and her secrets. But when the Duke’s cold blue gaze settles on her, she feels the ground shift beneath her feet. He is a man forged in darkness; she is a woman who has learned to hide her own. Their collision is inevitable.
Drawn together by a dangerous past and an even more perilous desire, Corinna and the Duke must navigate a world where alliances are treacherous, passion is a weapon, and love—if it comes at all—arrives like dawn breaking over a battlefield.
But Welch Manor keeps its own secrets. And some sins do not stay buried.
A Duchess by Dawn is a seductive, atmospheric Regency dark romance filled with forbidden longing, sharp intrigue, and the kind of love that demands everything.
