The Forever Masquerade Series by Samuel DenHartog

In 1812, London’s Season glitters under chandeliers while a widow in crimson glides through the crush, her smile as composed as her secrets. Evelina Marchmont returns to society with a careful story and a sharper purpose, drawn into a circle that trades sapphires for silence and ruins lives with a whisper. A single waltz with Lord Adrian Whitcombe turns curiosity into heat, and the night begins to feel alive with music, masks, and the soft sound of danger moving behind velvet curtains... moreIn 1812, London’s Season glitters under chandeliers while a widow in crimson glides through the crush, her smile as composed as her secrets. Evelina Marchmont returns to society with a careful story and a sharper purpose, drawn into a circle that trades sapphires for silence and ruins lives with a whisper. A single waltz with Lord Adrian Whitcombe turns curiosity into heat, and the night begins to feel alive with music, masks, and the soft sound of danger moving behind velvet curtains.As invitations multiply, so do the stakes. A stolen necklace sparks a hunt through routs, ridottos, and snowbound corridors where propriety cannot protect anyone. Evelina reads the city like a ledger of sins while Adrian proves that gallantry can be as dangerous as a blade. Secrets change hands in conservatories and carriages, and a kiss can be a promise or a test, depending on who is watching.When the games turn cruel, survival demands choices that daylight would never forgive. A hidden league of blackmailers reaches for one last prize, and a winter house party gathers predator and prey beneath the same roof. Can love hold its ground when truth threatens every dance and every dawn, or will the cost of justice be a heart that refuses to heal? less

London’s Season opens on a glittering promise of music and masks, and a widow in crimson returns to the crush with a secret she refuses to name. Invitations pile high, gaslight turns every glance into a story, and a single waltz with a decorated captain lights a match that will not go out. Behind the card tables and whispered bets, a quiet agency arranges perfect marriages that feel too swift and too costly for the girls who vanish into its care... moreLondon’s Season opens on a glittering promise of music and masks, and a widow in crimson returns to the crush with a secret she refuses to name. Invitations pile high, gaslight turns every glance into a story, and a single waltz with a decorated captain lights a match that will not go out. Behind the card tables and whispered bets, a quiet agency arranges perfect marriages that feel too swift and too costly for the girls who vanish into its care.What begins as a rumor becomes a hunt through opera boxes, private parlors, and a Berkshire fête where consent is forged and futures are sold. She reads the city after midnight, follows the scent of lies, and chooses her prey with a cold mercy that keeps the innocent safe. He lends his name and his courage as the stakes climb from gossip to law, from flirtation to vows spoken in the dark, and from stolen kisses to promises neither of them can easily break.When the masks come off, a hidden chapel waits, a ledger burns, and justice must be paid for in more than coin. Can a love written in candlelight hold fast when morning asks its questions, or will the price of saving others be the loss of the one heart she cannot bear to lose? less