The Captain's Bride

A Wounded Hero Marriage of Convenience Regency Romance

To save her family from ruin, she must marry a monster. She didn’t expect to find a man worth saving.

Eleanor Fairchild’s life is a countdown to catastrophe. Her father’s debts have finally caught up with them, and the cold iron gates of debtor’s prison are swinging open. Her only hope is a desperate bargain: marriage to a stranger. But her husband-to-be isn't just any man—he is the "Ghost of Badajoz," a war-scarred recluse who lives in the shadows of a crumbling estate.

Captain Arthur Pembroke needs a wife of standing, but not for love. He needs a partner to help him claim the one thing that matters: the orphaned son of his fallen comrade. To the ton, Arthur is a broken soldier with a terrifying reputation. To Eleanor, he is a mystery hidden behind a silver mask and a wall of icy silence.

Their marriage is a cold transaction—a contract signed in ink, not heart. But as Eleanor begins to heal the wounds of Arthur's neglected manor, she discovers the tender soul beneath the battle scars. When they travel to London to rescue a frightened child, Eleanor realizes she isn't just fighting for her family’s future—she’s fighting for the man who has stolen her heart.

But Arthur’s past is a weapon in the hands of his enemies. With his reputation under fire and his sanity questioned, Eleanor must decide: will she play the role of the dutiful bride, or will she risk everything to protect the family they’ve forged from the ruins?

A heart-wrenching Regency Marriage of Convenience filled with found family, emotional healing, and a love that proves beauty is found in the broken places.