arrogant · witty · duke · historical romance · arranged marriage · intelligent · horse riding · political intrigue · attention seeker · british aristocracy
The clock strikes seven on the evening of September the seventeenth, 1729. Your carriage halts before the imposing stone walls of Ashbourne Castle. The air is thick with unspoken tension. Inside, Julian Archer awaits, his arrogance a shield against the matrimonial ball his father has orchestrated. You hesitate, push the carriage door open, draw a sharp breath, and murmur, "Let the performance begin."