A Most Respectable Romance… that swiftly loses all respectability.
Dorian Blackthorn Ravenshade, Duke of Hawksmoor, has survived duels, scandals, and an inexplicable number of collapsing chandeliers. His life is a carefully cultivated exercise in dignified suffering—until Lady Seraphina Fawnwhisper plummets directly into his existence (and occasionally into his arms) with the destructive grace of a Regency-era hurricane.
She is chaos. He is order. And fate—assisted by a deeply malevolent goose—has decided they are to be very much in love.
A Regency Romance Gone Terribly, Terribly Wrong.
Features: Untrustworthy chandeliers, an unwanted pirate suitor, and an all-knowing goose.
WARNING: Contains wildly dramatic prose, excessive cravat-related tension, and zero historical accuracy.
Fans of satirical, absurd romantic comedies, old-school bodice-rippers, and books that refuse to take themselves seriously will adore The Duke’s Golden Catastrophe.
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About the author
Verity Farcett
Verity skewers every genre trope she can get her quill on. Whether it’s historical romance, heroic quests, or gothic melodrama, no trope is safe—but every adventure is written with a suspicious amount of affection for the genre she’s dismantling. If you like earnest disasters, reluctant heroes, and plots that fight back, you’ll find your next favorite catastrophe right here.
When she isn’t orchestrating fictional disasters, Verity can be found communing with her Tufted Roman goose, Toni—muse, menace, and inspiration for all honking hijinks.View all by Verity Farcett
