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Romancing Lady Rose: A Closed Door Regency Romance (The Dowager's Garden)
She wore a perfect smile over her torment. He knew that mask all too well…
Miss Alice Montrose's family teeters on the edge of financial ruin, leaving her with one option—she must marry wealth and restore their standing in society. When she receives an invitation to the Dowager Countess of Fairfax's birthday celebrations, Alice seizes the rare opportunity to find a wealthy husband. Taken under the wing of the matchmaking dowager and her mysterious Garden society, she's determined to secure a match with the Season's most eligible bachelor, the Duke of Gainsbury.
Captain Victor Lacey is everything Alice should avoid—scarred by war, wielding a razor-sharp tongue, and fiercely protective of his friend the duke. The insufferable captain brands her a fortune hunter, making it abundantly clear she'll never be worthy of his friend. Yet with each cutting remark, Alice finds herself drawn to the one man who sees past her facade to the despair she hides beneath. As the festivities at Fairfax Hall take an unexpected turn, Alice must choose between following the path laid before her or risk scandal for a love that could mend them both.
Romancing Lady Rose is a closed door Regency romance novel and the first book in The Dowager's Garden series, where each book can be read as a standalone novel.
Miss Alice Montrose's family teeters on the edge of financial ruin, leaving her with one option—she must marry wealth and restore their standing in society. When she receives an invitation to the Dowager Countess of Fairfax's birthday celebrations, Alice seizes the rare opportunity to find a wealthy husband. Taken under the wing of the matchmaking dowager and her mysterious Garden society, she's determined to secure a match with the Season's most eligible bachelor, the Duke of Gainsbury.
Captain Victor Lacey is everything Alice should avoid—scarred by war, wielding a razor-sharp tongue, and fiercely protective of his friend the duke. The insufferable captain brands her a fortune hunter, making it abundantly clear she'll never be worthy of his friend. Yet with each cutting remark, Alice finds herself drawn to the one man who sees past her facade to the despair she hides beneath. As the festivities at Fairfax Hall take an unexpected turn, Alice must choose between following the path laid before her or risk scandal for a love that could mend them both.
Romancing Lady Rose is a closed door Regency romance novel and the first book in The Dowager's Garden series, where each book can be read as a standalone novel.
Published: April 30, 2025
Pages: 254
ISBN: 9798319382795
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Aaliyah .
Mar 19, 2026
For the book babes who love Bridgerton or Regency era in general, you'll want to read Romancing Lady Rose. The plot kept me invested as Alice Montrose enters society in pursuit of a match to save her family from ruin. The thorn in her side is Captain Victor Lacey, a gruff army captain whose countenance bothers and intrigues Alice.
I absolutely despised Alice's mother and found myself reflecting on miserable it must have been to endure the London season and other events befitting the aristocratic class. I loved the Dowager Lady Fairfax and her little schemes. Overall a great read and I look forward to the second book
I absolutely despised Alice's mother and found myself reflecting on miserable it must have been to endure the London season and other events befitting the aristocratic class. I loved the Dowager Lady Fairfax and her little schemes. Overall a great read and I look forward to the second book