Emma V. Leech

He’s building an empire. She’s about to upend it — beautifully.
A Fiercely Romantic Victorian tale from Best Selling Novellist Emma V Leech about ambition, independence, scandal, and the dangerous business of falling in love.
Felix Knight has spent his entire life trying to live up to the legend of his father. Gabriel Knight — born in the workhouse and now one of the wealthiest industrialists in England — casts a long shadow, and Felix is determined to prove himself worthy of the name. He works tirelessly. He avoids distraction. He has no time for romance.

Which is unfortunate… because Lady Belinda Madox‑Brown has just walked into his life.
Belinda is done being decorative. She’s tired of men who think her purpose is to smile, flutter her lashes, and fetch a title on the marriage mart. Her father sees her as a bargaining chip. Society sees her as an ornament.
Belinda sees herself as something more.

With the help of her unconventional lady’s maid, she’s ready to build something of her own — a business that gives women a voice. All she needs is a man willing to help her navigate the world that refuses to take her seriously.

Enter Felix Knight.
Handsome. Brilliant. Focused.
And absolutely the last man who needs a headstrong duke’s daughter derailing his plans.

Against his better judgement, Felix is drawn into Belinda’s orbit. He helps her purchase a print shop, where she publishes female authors, poets, and essays that challenge the injustices women face. But one story hits too close to home — and ignites a scandal that reaches the highest ranks of the ton.

Suddenly, Felix’s carefully ordered world is in chaos.
Suddenly, Belinda is in danger.
And suddenly, the man who swore he had no time for love is falling headlong into it.

Felix isn’t ready for marriage.
He isn’t ready for heartbreak.
He isn’t ready for Belinda.
But fate — or fortune — doesn’t care.

Now all he can do is hold tight to the woman who has turned his world upside down… and pray he doesn’t lose everything he’s fought so hard to build.