The Proxy

She swore to honor her husband. But she gave her heart to his proxy.

Lady Caroline thought she had finally escaped the trap of an arranged marriage, until a decree binds her to a reclusive, elderly baron. Resigned to a loveless fate, she arrives at his remote estate expecting the worst. Instead, she finds a frail, bedridden old man—and a desperately lonely life.

Tasked with keeping the new baroness company is Nicholas, the man who stood in as her proxy at the altar. Vibrant, observant, and far too tempting for Caroline's peace of mind, Nicholas becomes her only solace in the gloomy manor. Days spent exploring the estate turn into stolen moments in the shadows, and soon, the boundaries between lady and servant crumble into a passionate, undeniable affair.

But when Caroline realizes she is carrying Nicholas's child, her forbidden romance becomes a deadly secret. Terrified of her husband's wrath and desperate to save Nicholas from the gallows for treason, she must navigate a dangerous game of deception under her husband's own roof. She just doesn't know that the walls of the estate are hiding an even bigger secret—and the man she is protecting is the one spinning the web.

If you love high-stakes medieval romance, marriages of convenience, secret identities, and a desperate fight for forbidden love, step into the shadows of the Baron's estate today.