Loving Lady Lilac (The Dowager's Garden #2)
Sariah Drake

Eleanor Stanton has hidden in the shadows for two years, convinced the brutal attack that killed her brother and scarred her face has made her unworthy of love. When her father's failing health threatens to destroy her family, Eleanor must face the ton that whispers behind fans at her disfigurement.
Enter Elias Yates, Duke of Gainsbury—the only man who sees past her scars to the fierce woman beneath. His shocking acceptance awakens dreams Eleanor thought buried forever. But as she falls deeper under his spell, she discovers the perfect duke harbors dangerous secrets of his own.
When Eleanor uncovers what Elias does after midnight, their fairy-tale romance shatters. Now, with deadly enemies from her past closing in, she must return to the shadows or trust a man whose every kindness might have been a lie.
A swoon-worthy closed-door Regency where a scarred heroine and a duke with secrets prove that true love sees beyond appearances.
Book 2 in The Dowager's Garden series. Each book is a complete standalone with its own happily ever after.