Falling for Thornberg

Lord Alistair Thorne never wanted the title.

A decorated war hero, the fifth Marquis of Thornberg returned from the Peninsula with scars both visible and invisible—and a legacy he never expected to inherit. Now, pressured by his formidable sister to marry before his scheming cousin can claim the estate, Alistair agrees to host a house party. But he has no intention of choosing a bride from the simpering debutantes paraded before him.

Miss Eleanor Ainsworth has nothing but her wit and her pride.

Orphaned and penniless, Eleanor arrives at Thornberg Park under the protection of her uncle, a retired colonel who once served with Alistair. She expects to be overlooked among the glittering guests—until a shared passion for horses leads to dawn rides, genuine laughter, and a connection neither anticipated.

But someone at the house party wants Alistair dead.

As accidents multiply and danger closes in, Eleanor finds herself drawn deeper into the secrets of Thornberg Park—and into the guarded heart of its master. With his treacherous cousin circling like a vulture and a murderer hidden among the guests, Alistair must protect both his legacy and the woman who has made him want to live again.

In a world of ballrooms and betrayals, can love survive when the stakes are life and death?