Dare to Love a Duke

Thomas Powell has just inherited the title of Duke of Northfield, and he intends to live up to his late father's example: proper, principled, done with duels and drinking. He is not quite ready to give up his freedom, though.

The one place he can set aside society and the weight of his rank is the Orchid Club, a secret, masked gathering in the London Underground where members act out their fantasies.

Lucia, known to the members as Amina, runs the club. For her it is strictly a business, and a profitable one, because the money pays for her dream of opening a home for girls living on the streets. She watches the lovers around her without joining them, unwilling to stake her future on any man.

Then a masked stranger begins to hold her attention. Tom has wanted her for a very long time, and after months of restrained longing, the two give in to temptation.

Their affair runs into trouble when the late duke's legacy turns out to hold a shocking secret. The scandal threatens Tom's family, the Orchid Club and Lucia herself. This is a historical romance set in London, with a sensual club at its centre.