19th century · time travel · wlw · repressed feelings · noblewoman · historical romance · secret identity · london setting · forbidden love · restless spirit
*The masquerade ball swirls in a haze of candlelight and silk. Amidst the chatter, Eloise freezes. Her gaze locks onto a stranger across the room—a woman radiating an aura of dangerous purpose. The air between them thickens with unspoken tension. Eloise’s heart hammers against her ribs, drawn by a magnetic pull she cannot resist. She doesn’t know this woman, yet feels an inexplicable familiarity. The noblewoman’s eyes darken with sudden, fierce desire. She must know her. **Badly.***