The Pumpkin Spice Duke

Society has survived scandals, duels, and Almack's lemonade. But nothing prepared it for The Pumpkin Spice Duke.

Julian Valente, Duke of Niblick, once commanded Parliament with dignity. Now, thanks to a "demonstration" gone wrong at the Pumpkin Trust, he cannot enter a drawing room without leaving matrons swooning in nutmeg-scented heaps. London hails him as a national treasure. Julian considers self-immolation by cravat.

Treva Bratton, inventor and unapologetic bluestocking, refuses to be impressed. She has a Society for Sensible Seasonal Excess to run (motto: No Gourds in Parlors), and no time for a man who smells like pudding. Unfortunately, one rescue at Hatchards, a waltz debacle at Almack's, and a goose decree later, she finds herself declared his "official match" by the only authority that matters: Toni the Goose.

Now the Pumpkin Trust plots to plunge the ton into Eternal Autumn, scandal sheets compare dukes to custards, and Treva's inventions keep catching fire at inopportune moments. If London is to be saved, the Duke and the inventor must join forces-preferably before the goose organizes another tribunal.

A Regency romcom of scandal sheets, sabotage, and seasonal absurdity-proving that true love is stronger than even the strongest cinnamon fog.