Great Reckoning of 1881

Wildean satire meets steamy, emotional historical romance in a story where society is absurd, trauma is real, and love is worth fighting for.MAYFAIR IS IN CHAOS. AND LORD BEAUFORT IS IN OVER HIS HEAD.Lord Beaufort was never meant to be a hero. He was just a gentle giant who loved cake, dancing, and wished someone would love him back. But after an intense, anonymous night in a darkened boudoir with a woman who vanishes before sunrise, Beaufort resolves to change his life forever.Transforming his body and his destiny, he sets out to find his mystery lady—only to fall into an unlikely, magnetic friendship with Mary Elizabeth.Mary Elizabeth has built unbreakable walls around her heart. Surviving past abuse has taught her that men are dangerous, and safety lies in staying hidden. But Beaufort's tender vulnerability and gentle nature begin to strip away her defenses.Before they can navigate their growing passion, fate throws them straight into international bedlam:🍌 A Central American banana war fighting off capitalist greed and corporate exploitation.🕵️‍♂️ A London high-society tailspin filled with secret cults, missing ladies, and accidental druggings.💃 A scandalously passionate tango that forces them both to surrender control.Caught between political rebellion and emotional survival, Beaufort and Mary Elizabeth must confront their pasts and risk everything for a love that defies every rule in England.CONTENT NOTE: Contains explicit, open-door romance, subverted historical tropes, political subversion, and a hero who dances his way into your heart.