The Mad, Bad Duke: A Historical Romantic Fantasy

London, 1820: Miss Meagan Tavistock doesn't believe the talisman her friend purchases from a so-called witch is truly a love spell—that is, until the love spell backfires, catching her in it with the handsome, ruthless Grand Duke Alexander, ambassador to England from the far-off kingdom of Nvengaria. The last thing Alexander needs is to be swept into a wild love-spelled frenzy with an innocent miss. He has problems of his own—memory losses, strange and terrible dreams, and a shape-shifter called Myn following him around. Alexander is honorable enough to ensure Meagan is not ruined by their love-spell induced encounter. He will marry her, conquer his seeming madness, and carry on with his task of intimidating King George of England for the good of his beloved Nvengaria. What he doesn't figure into the equation is Meagan—a determined and lovely young woman who seeps into his every thought. Meagan is resolved to make this marriage of convenience a true one, and to see that Alexander does too. She will ensure Alexander takes up his duties as her husband and as father to his young son, even if she has to resort to some very Nvengarian intrigue to accomplish it. But the secret Alexander harbors is sure to endanger her and his son, two people he swears to protect and love even at the cost of his own happiness and probably his life. Welcome back to Nvengaria, a land of intense beauty and wild magic, where shape-shifters are real and fairy tales might just come true.