"Hot, smart, funny, and charming as hell" - Alix E. Harrow on THE HALIFAX HELLIONS series.

The second novella in Alexandra Vasti's Halifax Hellions series.



For seven years, Matilda Halifax and her twin have been the most scandalous ladies in London. But when Matilda accidentally sells erotic drawings of the brooding, reclusive Marquess of Ashford, she has-perhaps-gone too far.



Christian de Bord, Lord Ashford, knows what it's like to be notorious. Alone ever since he was accused of murdering his wife, Christian is determined to protect his adolescent sister Bea. But when Matilda Halifax's salacious pamphlet appears featuring his own face, he's thrust back into the storm of public attention.





Bea's painting tutor quits and the only person he can find to replace her at his terrifying Gothic castle is Matilda herself. The last thing Christian needs is another scandal-especially not one with the most sinfully tempting face he's ever seen.





Matilda is determined to right what she's set wrong. One fake elopement and a carriage ride later, Matilda finds herself in Northumberland with Christian, whose scowls do little to hide the wounds he carries.





Only Matilda Halifax could turn Christian's life so decidedly inside out-and only Matilda can persuade him that love just might be worth the risk...



Alexandra Vasti loves coffee, beignets, and books, in no particular order. She is the author of Ne'er Duke Well and the Halifax Hellions series. In between writing swoony Regency romances with hijinks and heart, she teaches British and Caribbean literature in New Orleans.



Hot, smart, funny, and charming as hell



Alexandra Vasti is one of the best historical romance authors working today. Her Halifax Hellions series is unique, inventive, hilarious, and genuinely delightful. Superbly written and sensationally funny, each novella is like one of those divine chocolates wrapped in foil and containing a lusciously rich center-a real treat



Delightful, truly scrumptious-like if Lisa Kleypas and Tessa Dare had a sexy baby. Alexandra Vasti is my favorite writer, full-stop



The Halifax Hellions series is everything you want a historical romance to be: emotional and sexy and full of thrilling hijinks, with jaw-dropping prose that transports you in every possible way. Each sibling and their partner has a unique journey, but there's an undeniable thread of finding radical acceptance in love that ties the three together beautifully. Alexandra Vasti has easily secured her place as a superstar in the genre



I rooted for each of the Halifax Hellions from the very first page. It was an incandescent pleasure to watch all three of their men come completely undone-none of them see it coming and they each fall beautifully. Perfect for anyone who loves Tessa Dare but with a fresh voice wholly her own. I will pick up anything Alexandra writes.



The Halifax Hellions are the very definition of good things coming in small packages. Filled to the brim with heart and heat, these absolutely delicious stories are not only ideal comfort reads but masterclasses in novella writing. I'm forever in awe of Alexandra Vasti's talent.