The Curse of Cecily

Regency London, 1814-where beauty is currency and scandal is ruin. Lady Cecily Hartley, cast from nobility after her father's disgrace, survives as a merchant's mistress, her wit and breeding masking a soul in exile. At the infamous Cyprian's Ball, she meets Lord Henry Ashworth, an idealistic aristocrat who sees past her courtesan's mask to the woman beneath. His reckless devotion awakens dangerous hope-but in a world that trades purity for power, love may be the costliest gamble of all.