A brooding earl. A secretive smuggler. A gothic manor where danger brews—and love ignites.

In this intensely emotional MM Regency romance from KJ Charles, opposites attract under stormy skies—and risk everything for a chance at devotion.

Major Rufus d'Aumesty never asked to be an earl. Now master of a decaying estate on the edge of Romney Marsh, he's under siege from greedy relatives, bitter inheritance battles, and the shadows of his own past. What he needs isn't a soldier. It's a strategist—and maybe something more.

Luke Doomsday is a smuggler's son, a brilliant secretary, and a man with secrets as deep as the marshes. Sent to assist the new earl, Luke didn't expect to fall for him. But there's more at stake than desire—and more at risk than either man can afford to lose.

Praise for KJ Charles:

"KJ Charles is one of the best romance novelists writing today." —Sarah MacLean, NYT bestselling author

"An absolute masterpiece." —Joanna Shupe, USA Today bestselling author