Claiming His Ward

He raised her. He should let her go. But in a quiet London house, desire is becoming impossible to deny.

Elsie has always known where she belongs—under her guardian's roof, in the home that became her world after she was orphaned. But when her beloved sister marries and leaves, the last fragile barrier falls, and Elsie is suddenly alone with the one man she has no right to want.

Jack has been her protector for years: steady, honorable, and devastatingly handsome. He should be planning for her future, encouraging a proper match, and ignoring the dangerous pull that turns every glance, every touch, into temptation. Instead, the empty house closes around them, and their carefully kept distance begins to crack beneath the weight of forbidden longing, desire, and a bond that has already become far too intimate.

Stolen moments carry ruinous risk. A young suitor waits at the door, society waits to judge, and one reckless surrender could destroy the trust that has bound them together for years. Yet the harder they fight their feelings, the hotter the tension burns—and the more impossible it becomes to pretend they are only guardian and ward.

Can Elsie claim the love she aches for before duty, scandal, and passion tear them apart?