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Her words ignite a nation, but a dangerous secret could burn her world to ashes. Lady Clara Ashford, a formidable mind hidden behind a male pseudonym, pens incendiary essays that challenge the powerful. Her writings champion the forgotten, the wounded, and the widowed, but such defiance carries a perilous price. When threats emerge, her publisher assigns a protector.Enter Captain Elias Blackwood, a man forged in battle and wary of the aristocracy. He’s been ordered to guard Clara, yet neither knows their souls have long been intertwined through a secret correspondence. She, an anonymous advocate; he, a wounded officer whose stark honesty fueled her fire. Now, forced into proximity, their initial friction sparks into something undeniably potent.But the shadows lengthen. Someone has breached Clara’s sanctuary, signaling that her outspoken words have drawn the attention of those who prefer silence. As their forbidden attraction deepens, Elias faces an impossible choice. He has been tasked with silencing the very writer whose words once pulled him back from the brink.Will he uphold his duty and betray the woman he’s come to love, or will he risk everything to defend the voice that once saved his life, even if it costs him his future? Read more

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