Every ball is a battlefield-and her reputation is the prize.
Miss Lavinia Harcourt has perfected the art of invisibility. In a world ruled by silk gowns, sharp tongues, and scandal sheets, she's content to wilt behind the potted palms of London's ballrooms-until the infamous Lord Gabriel Worthing decides she's his next target... for a dance, for a wager, for a lark.
One very public misstep. One furious retort. One column later-and Lavinia is at the centre of the ton's cruel attention.
To salvage her name (and thoroughly confuse the gossips), Gabriel proposes a solution more outrageous than the scandal itself: a fake engagement. Just for the season. Just until the whispers die down.
But reputations aren't the only things at risk.
Because behind the waltzes and the witty banter, something real begins to bloom. And when the masks slip, the season's greatest shock might not be the headlines-but the truth behind them.
Perfect for fans of fake courtships, slow-burn heat, and heroines who blossom into their own power.