For ten years, Georgiana has been a perfect wife, perfect mother, and a perfect duchess—but now she’s bored. She has never seen a film, flown in an aeroplane, or experienced the London Underground.
For ten years, the Duke of Hereford has prided himself on his stable, predictable, perfect life. He is content to ride his horses, raise his children, and quietly love his wife.
But all that is about to change when Hereford and Georgiana trade grey, stifling London for a sun-drenched villa on the banks of Lake Maggiore.
Can old love find a new spark on holiday?
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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.