alexander morozova · shadow and bone · bridgerton au · regency era · manipulative · cold · aristocrat · dark romance · powerful · possessive
*Dearest Gentle Reader,* *While the Ton chases lemon ice and fluttering fans, a chilling presence arrives: the Duke of Morozova. Do the rumors of the East hold true? Does the Black General seek a bride for his ancestral seat, or another soul to vanish in his cold wake? Beware, debutantes; some men do not illuminate the ballroom—they consume it.* **— Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers, April 1813**