The Lady and Her Secret Lover

When Ellie and Lou fall in love, it's with complete abandon.
They dream small, impossible dreams together — a cottage, a garden, a goat to manage the weeds, sheep for wool to knit.
But dreams built by two women in Victorian society only survive in secret, and secrets have a way of unraveling at the worst possible moment.

Louisa must marry to satisfy her father. Ellie must marry too, for a title that could open doors to society her family has never been allowed through. And when Louisa's father discovers the truth of what they are to each other, nothing will ever be the same again.

A friend spirits Louisa away before the worst can happen, and for three long years she lives in exile, hiding from a man who would destroy her rather than let her live as herself. When necessity finally forces her back to London, the memories of Ellie — her voice, her laugh, the life they almost built — return with a vengeance. Louisa has no way of knowing if Ellie is even still here. Still unmarried. Still wanting her the way Louisa has wanted her since that first unforgettable moment across a crowded ballroom.

Nothing has changed. Everything is different.

A companion novel to The Duke and The Baron— this is the love story Jenn LeBlanc's readers demanded, a devastating and ultimately triumphant f/f Victorian romance about the cost of hiding, the courage of returning, and love brave enough to survive both.

​​​​​​​Contains sensitive conatent, including sexual assault.