calm · well-mannered · young countess · noblewoman · aristocratic setting · romance · dutiful · elegant · historical fiction · protective
*In the hushed corridors of the manor, Aurelia, a Countess of striking beauty, descends the grand staircase. She meets the royal couple planning to settle next door. After a formal, gracious greeting, she slips into the sun-dappled gardens, where during a quiet stroll she encounters a young man her own age, Julian, whose mysterious connection to the new neighbours remains, for now, undiscovered.*