When a savvy businesswoman returns to her family ranch in Montana, she’s forced to face her first love and a decade-old murder investigation. With her legacy on the line, a dangerous game of deception unfolds—one that could cost her everything, including her life.

Zoe

Coming home is never simple—especially when Roman York is involved. I left Blackwell, Montana, and the heartbreak that came with it, for a high-powered career in Miami. But when my father collapses and Twisted Creek Ranch teeters on the brink of disaster, I’m dragged back into Roman’s orbit.

The last time we saw each other, I broke both our hearts. Now, he’s cornered me into a fake engagement, claiming it’s the only way to protect the ranch and dodge the sheriff’s sudden interest in a decade-old tragedy. Playing along is risky, but Roman doesn’t do halfway measures. He’s not just trying to save the ranch—he’s trying to save me.

And that might be the most dangerous risk of all.

Roman

The second Zoe Brandt steps off the plane, I know I’m in over my head. She’s still infuriating, gorgeous, and impossible to ignore—but this time, the stakes are higher than ever.

The sheriff is reopening a murder investigation, predators are circling the ranch, and Zoe’s family legacy hangs by a thread. My solution? A fake engagement to keep the wolves at bay. But Zoe isn’t one to play it safe. She ups the ante with a marriage of convenience—and she has no idea how real it feels to me.

We’re tangled in secrets and lies, the past snapping at our heels, and danger lurks around every corner. I’d marry her for real in a heartbeat—if we can clear our names, save the ranch, and survive long enough to make it down the aisle.

With the intrigue of Gone Girl, the high-stakes drama of Yellowstone, and the heartwarming romance of Sweet Home Alabama, Deceit & Desire delivers a gripping tale of secrets, love, and survival that will keep you hooked until the very last page.

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A Governess born a Lady, a Marquess with unruly sisters, a conspiracy of parents, a plot to steal an inheritance, a last-minute rescue, a love which overcomes all.

Already on the verge of spinsterhood, The Honourable Miss Georgiana Wingfield, a Viscount’s daughter, has decided to take her fate into her own hands. Becoming a governess seems the best way to save her family from penury, and allow her sisters a Season, as well as allowing Georgiana to avoid the unwanted advances of the cousin who inherited her father’s title. It seems a sensible plan, until the unpleasant new title holder continues his pursuit, much to Georgiana’s confusion.

Edward Calthorpe, Marquess of Billington, did not realize what an insurmountable task his father had set for him when he agreed to stay at Thistlewayte Hall and oversee his younger siblings’ care while his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Thistlewayte, took the eldest three of his sisters to London for the Season. The twin terrors he has been left to deal with — Marjory and Millicent — are determined to avoid any attempt to teach them… anything…. Edward is at his wits’ end when he writes, begging his parents to send yet another governess, for his sisters have caused the most recent one to depart. But the governess they send is nothing like the other governesses, and Edward is fascinated. As Miss Wingfield begins to work miracles with his sisters, Edward finds himself more and more drawn to her - but Lord Gainsbourne, the distant cousin who constantly calls on Miss Wingfield, makes Edward hesitate.

Why does Lord Gainsbourne constantly return when Miss Wingfield never seems happy to see him? Is there some arrangement in place, which Edward cannot, honourably, impinge upon?

As Georgiana becomes ever more desperate to discover the truth, and free herself from the attentions of her odious cousin, she is also more and more aware of the Marquess who is her employer. Can she unravel the puzzle, and save herself before she is trapped? Or will ruin come to everything she cares for, and steal her chance at love?

Will Edward discover the truth in time to help Georgiana? Or will he lose the woman he has come to love to the machinations of the unscrupulous Lord Gainsbourne?

If you love escaping into the Regency era via clean and sweet romances filled with close-knit families, relatable characters, and a guaranteed happily ever after in each book, The Duke’s Heritage is the series for you. Although each book in this series may be read as a standalone, readers may gain more pleasure from reading the books of The Duke’s Heritage in the order in which they are released.

Author's Note: This book was previously released in the Regency Missives and Mischief collection.