A dangerous Victorian lord proposes a scandalous fake courtship, never suspecting the proper lady he is obsessed with is hiding a rebellious secret.Lady Petra’s life is an intricate game of survival. Under the thumb of her ruthless, manipulative father, she plays the perfect, compliant daughter, hoping a respectable betrothal to Lord John Longley will secure her freedom. But beneath her polished façade, Petra harbors a ruinous secret: a dangerous double life that takes her into some of London's darkest shadows. If her clandestine activities are ever exposed, it won't just destroy her reputation. It could destroy everything she has worked for and the lives she has saved.Julian, the Viscount Wolfridge, known to the haute ton as Wolf, is John’s closest friend and a notorious rake. He is also a man with a singular, hidden weakness: he has been reluctantly watching Lady Petra for years. But he has convinced himself his fixation is strictly to protect his friend.Knowing John's heart secretly belongs to another, Wolf shocks Petra by ambushing her with a scandalous proposition: a fake courtship designed to force John’s hand.Petra reluctantly agrees to his charade. She certainly doesn't expect the brooding lord to match her sharp wit, or to become an unwitting accomplice in her dangerous double life. As they parade their faux romance through the glittering ballrooms of London, the lines between pretend and reality blur into an undeniable attraction.But past deceptions run deep. When a devastating betrayal shatters Petra’s trust and exposes her hidden world to her father's wrath, Wolf realizes he has made a catastrophic mistake. This jaded rake must gamble his life and his reputation to prove he is not the monster he seems, but the partner Petra’s fiercely guarded heart has always craved.

A dead painter’s journals. A hidden library chamber. And a woman with the audacity to propose marriage to the scholar who unlocked it.In this steamy Regency romance, a bold heiress and a passionate Florentine art historian find themselves bound by a bargain neither expected … and a desire neither can deny. But can two people chasing three centuries of secrets trust each other enough to find what they’re truly searching for?He is so close to learning the truth …Lorenzo di Bianchi has spent years chasing the silence of his ancestor, the Renaissance painter Matteo di Bianchi. Arriving at Grey House in Gloucestershire, he expects polite refusals and dusty ledgers. Instead he finds a vibrant young woman who guards her uncle’s secrets as fiercely as her independence. And she's just made him the most outrageous offer of his life. The quest is dangerous, but the woman might be more so.She craves adventures …Lucy Carroway has spent seven years mourning her beloved uncle. Now, as the new mistress of Grey House, a hidden room has cracked open her carefully ordered world and with it the chance at the adventure she has always craved. The Florentine scholar who discovered it is inconveniently handsome, inconveniently fascinating, and entirely too willing to consider her mad proposal. The arrangement is merely practical. Merely temporary. Merely the most thrilling thing that has ever happened to her.As the search for secrets draws them from English libraries into deeper waters, and closer together, Lorenzo must decide whether to guard his family’s ancient secrets or let this fearless woman into his heart, and Lucy must choose whether the life she has always wanted is worth the price of risking her heart.The Beloved Escapade is the delightful fifth book in the Inconvenient Ventures Regency adventure romance series, set within Nina Jarrett’s bestselling Inconvenient Brides world. Each sub-series can be enjoyed on its own, with a new romance in every volume. If you enjoy clever clues, secret societies, daring heroines who take matters into their own hands, and heart-stopping kisses against the backdrop of hidden treasures, then you’ll adore Nina Jarrett’s charming novel. Can be read as a standalone book or as part of the series.Buy The Beloved Escapade for a tale of adventure, one very bold proposal, and a love that refuses to stay buried today!What to expect:?? Kissing?? Open DoorTropes:?? Marriage of convenience?? Treasure hunt & hidden chamber mystery?? Daring heroine?? Passionate, impulsive hero

She walks her path boldly. He refuses to apologize for his own. Together, they carve out something new. Richard Davenport, Viscount Ashwood, has always been called distant. Cold. Unfeeling. But his mind works differently—and society rarely makes room for the kind of quiet brilliance he carries. When family scandal calls him home for Christmas, he braces for discomfort, not connection.She challenges norms. He embodies resistance. And somehow, they find one another. Evelyn Procten has no desire to marry—or to fit any mold laid out for her. Determined to become a physician like her father, she moves through life with unflinching purpose. Yet when she finds herself at Farnworth Manor with Richard—the one man who never demanded she be different—she begins to question what possibility really looks like.What sparks between them is more than attraction—it’s the willingness to try. In a world that insists they change, Richard and Evelyn begin to understand each other not instantly, but intentionally. It takes patience. Curiosity. Effort. But neither turns away. Because being seen, understood, and cherished doesn’t mean being easy—it means being worth it.He won’t change for approval. She won’t shrink for acceptance. And this Christmas, their love burns quietly bright.?? If you’ve ever wanted to be loved not despite who you are—but because of it… this story is yours.Each love story in this series can be read as a stand-alone. However, most readers prefer to read them in order.

A secret admirer, a stolen kiss, and a villain who always collects what he's owed…Lady Ophelia Fairburn has never had the luxury of believing in the kind of man poets write about. Guarded, sharp-tongued, and with her family's reputation already on thin ice, she cannot afford the kind of mistake that ends a girl's prospects entirely. Then a mysterious voice begins appearing at her balcony window, and everything she thought she knew about herself starts to unravel.Lord Cyrus Brandt has spent years indebted to the charming and ruthless Mallory, a man who takes whatever he wants and calls it a favor. Hiding behind anonymity was only supposed to be temporary. But the longer Cyrus speaks with Ophelia, stealing moments in shadowed ballrooms and moonlit balconies, the harder it becomes to stay silent.When a masquerade ball brings everything to a head, Ophelia finds herself engaged to the wrong man, and the one who truly loves her is nowhere to be found. With her family's future at stake and a villain who knows exactly where to press, she must decide whether she has the courage to trust her own heart. And Cyrus must decide whether love is worth defying the man who holds his darkest secret.A closed-door Regency romance and the second book in the Ladies Betrayed series, where each story stands alone.