Hes known as the Earl of Bastards If society thinks the nickname is an insult, they are sorely mistaken. Mason, the Earl of Baxter, has grown up knowing hes the illegitimate son of the Duke of Devonshire, otherwise known as the Demon Duke. Hell join his father in hell before he bows before any man or woman of the peerage. Shes an orphan with a dark secret Most think Clarissa is a saint. Shes tended wounded soldiers and helped raise forgotten children. But she is not all that she appears and there are dark secrets in her past that threaten her tenuous opportunities for the future. No one can know how she managed to escapeexcept one man already doesthe Earl of Baxter. And what hell do with that information is anyones guess. She cant control him anymore that she can the loud thrumming of her heart anytime the man walks into the room. But when specters from her past begin to circle closer she must make a choice. Does she trust the Earl of Bastards? And if she does, will she lose her heart?
Romance