Emma V. Leech

A rebellious Venus. A wicked fighter. One explosive desire.
A Fierce, Intoxicating Victorian romance from Best Selling Novellist Emma V Leech about a rebellious debutante, a wicked boxer with a tongue as sharp as his fists, and the explosive desire that ignites when two beautiful troublemakers collide.
Ashton Anson has never fit neatly into the ton’s tidy little boxes. The son of Viscount Cavendish and his scandalously beautiful Indian wife, Aashini, Ash knows some people still see him as less than an English gentleman.

He doesn’t care.

Blessed with his mother’s extraordinary looks, a love of bold fashion, and a tongue as sharp as his right hook, Ash has made a name for himself as the most ruthless boxer in the Sons of Hades’ legendary underground games. Trouble follows him everywhere — and he usually punches it in the face.

Then Narcissa Ponsonby makes her debut.

The Duke of Beresford’s tiny, perfect daughter is the darling of the season, a pocket Venus with a dowry large enough to bankrupt a kingdom. Men fall at her feet. Ash rolls his eyes. He’s tired of simpering beauties with nothing between their ears but fluff.

Until Narcissa opens her mouth… and skewers him with a single, devastatingly clever remark.

Suddenly, the doll has claws.
And Ash is intrigued.

Everyone thinks they know Narcissa: sweet, delicate, obedient. They couldn’t be more wrong. Beneath her angelic façade lies a rebellious heart that has spent years chafing under her father’s rigid control. Every rule he sets, she breaks. Every boundary he draws, she crosses.

But this time, she swears she’ll obey.
She will be the perfect young lady.
She will marry to please her father.
She will choose a man so dull and pliable she can manipulate him with ease.

Freedom, at last.

Ash sees right through her.

He knows trouble when he sees it — and Narcissa Ponsonby is trouble wrapped in silk and innocence. The Duke despises Ash and forbids his daughter from even looking at him.

But Narcissa has fire in her blood.
And Ash has never been able to resist a challenge.

As sparks fly and tempers flare, Ash realises winning Narcissa’s heart might be the hardest fight of his life.
And Narcissa discovers that some battles are worth every bruise.

A rebellious Venus.
A wicked boxer.
And a love story ready to set the ton ablaze.