Splendor and Ruin: The Lord’s Mask

A scandalous pact. A dangerous secret. And a love that could bring everything crashing down. London, during the Regency era: Julian Ashford, the infamous Earl of Thorne, is the very embodiment of a reckless libertine. Yet behind his impeccably tailored waistcoat and mocking smile lies a legacy of betrayal that could erase his family name forever. Rosalind Vance is no ordinary lady. In the shadows beyond the ballroom chandeliers, she is a master thief, driven by a desperate need to steal back her family's inheritance from the clutches of her tyrannical uncle.
When Julian catches her in the middle of a burglary, he offers her not a prison cell, but a scandalous bargain instead: a fake engagement that will grant them access to the most heavily guarded vaults of the aristocracy. Thus begins a dangerous game of deception and desire, where the line between masquerade and truth grows perilously thin.