Groom for Hire

On a stormy night, Lady Charlotte Harwood—just as young as she is romantic—fled from her boarding school together with a royal knight. He was young, handsome, and adored the beauty of his chosen one. And Charlotte herself didn’t care at all that because of her, her beloved had left his fiancée at the altar. Nor that the mother of the fiancée was a notorious black witch known throughout the area, quick to deal out punishment. And especially, Charlotte didn’t worry about the consequences that would fall on her entire family—on every generation to come.

But I didn’t know anything about my ancestors’ deeds. Not until the moment, right before the most important day of my life, when a family curse caught up with me. A terrible, inevitable curse!

And to get rid of it, I agree to extreme measures. Even if it means making a deal with one arrogant scoundrel and rake—an unrelenting duelist whose scandalous reputation is matched only by his awful manners!

But there’s no other choice. Only a miracle will save me from the curse. And there’s very little time for it…