Redemption

An unrepentant Marquis redeemed by love (Aristocrats and Sinners 1)

Benedict Saint Pierre Rushford never intended to be a husband—or a father.
Five years ago, still in love with another woman, he entered a marriage of convenience and walked away the morning after his wedding, leaving behind a wife he barely knew and a child he chose to forget.
Known in London as a volatile rake with a dark past, the Marquess of Ravensworth has spent years drowning his demons in excess—until a brutal accident leaves him injured, disoriented, and forced to rely on the very woman he once abandoned.
Lillian Rushford has survived by building a life without him. Secluded in the country, she has raised their son alone, expecting nothing from the man who broke his vows without a second thought. When fate brings her back to Benedict’s side, she knows better than to trust the husband capable of such cruelty.
As forced proximity rekindles a dangerous attraction, Benedict is confronted with the consequences of his choices—and the family he never allowed himself to want. And Lillian must decide whether a man shaped by violence and excess can truly change… or if loving him again would cost her everything.

An angsty, emotionally intense Regency romance featuring an estranged marriage, forced proximity, a deeply flawed hero seeking redemption, and a love rebuilt from ruin—with a hard-won happily-ever-after.