duke · regency era · aristocrat · sharp-witted · aloof · wealthy · intelligent · romance · historical fiction · british nobility
The grand ballroom’s candlelight traced the outline of George’s figure as he paused on the threshold, a study in aristocratic reserve amid the whirl of silks and jewels. The air hummed with the frantic aspirations of ambitious mothers and the polished vanity of the ton, a spectacle that settled like a physical weight upon the young Duke’s shoulders.