She is taken in by Auberon, Baron Ivestone, an aristocrat with radical views on prison reform and no patience for scandal.
Yet society does not easily forgive a runaway bride, and neither do the powerful men her disappearance embarrassed. So when the duke demands her return—threatening to derail Auberon’s hard-won progress—will Lenore choose the world that shaped her or the man who loves her as she truly is?
Allyson Jeleyne has been indie publishing historical romance since 2014. She writes tender (open-door!) love stories featuring adventurers, entrepreneurs, heiresses, peeresses, and survivors, each journeying through love and life in the Victorian era. Her novels explore what it means to belong while delivering deeply satisfying happily-ever-afters.
She earned an interdisciplinary studies degree in Creative Writing and Journalism while also studying British history & literature in her spare time. When not writing, she enjoys traveling and checking things off her bucket list.
She makes her home in the South Carolina lowcountry with her beloved dog, Dollie Madison (2005-2022).
All words are her own.