The Duke and the Novice ( The Cramptons - Book 01)

“Cursed be for a hundred years all generations of the Dukes of Cantrell and their Duchesses...”

An ancient curse haunts the Duchy of Cantrell ever since a young woman, seduced and abandoned, cried out words of pain and fury from atop a cliff. One hundred years later, the powerful and reclusive Duke of Cantrell, a widower and father to a little girl, lives withdrawn from society, surrounded by the shadows of the past.

Emily Crampton, a beautiful and refined lady of the aristocracy, was forced to become a novice after a scandal shattered her family. Lacking any true religious calling and longing for her former life, she secretly decides to flee to a masquerade ball—where she ends up dancing with a man who makes her forget the world.

A duke. A secret. A forbidden passion.

When fate brings them together again at his castle, without him knowing who she truly is, an intense, dangerous, and inescapable bond is born between them. But there are deep wounds, fears, and the shadow of the curse that looms over every woman who becomes Duchess of Cantrell...

Will love be strong enough to break the curse... or will Emily be doomed like all the others?

This book contains scenes not recommended for readers under 16.

The Cramptons Series (Can be read separately. A complete box set is also available here):

1 – The Duke and the Novice
2 – A New Countess
3 – A Nuptial Agreement
4 – A Forbidden Love
5 – The Captain’s Bride
6 – The Cramptons Box Set