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The GUard’s Gamble

Series: Hell’s Heiresses

Tropes: Forbidden love, forced proximity, bodyguard

Release Date: March 2027

He lives by the rules. She has no use for them.

When he arrived at Wayland’s gaming-hell, Sebastian “Bash” Kincade was given two rules; never give any task of import to Potter, and Sophie Wayland is trouble—best keep your distance. In the decade since, Bash has lived by the first. The second he’s never quite managed. Despite this, he has made himself indespensible, rising to third in command. But as his responsibilities grew, the walls that once offered him freedom, began to close in. And Bash isn’t in a position to want for more.

Miss Sophie Wayland’s first season has been a sparkling success by all measures—save her own. The striking gaming-hell heiress, Sophie, has never struggled to catch the gentlemens’ eyes, but those eyes wander once they discover her flighty attention and distracted manners. Worse still, the season has brought striffe with her sister, Lizzie. With each passing ball, it becomes increasingly clear—Sophie’s beauty cannot overcome her character defects.

The annual Wayland’s masquerade is a pain in Bash’s arse and the highlight of Sophie’s season. But when Lizzie is abducted from the event, Sophie could be next. There’s no one more suited to the role of protector than Bash. Now trapped in the country with Sophie with no staff to manage and no deliveries to arrange, Bash is adrift. Meanwhile, Sophie is beginning to discover that there’s one person who does not find her character deficient—Bash.

Sophie and Bash develop an oddly domestic routine. As Bash’s boundaries begin to crumble, and their friendship becomes ever more intimate. However, their country sanctuary has always been temporary. The London season looms, threatening to end any hope of romance before it begins.

Duty and desire clash in the latest installment of Ally Hudson’s Hell’s Heiresses series, The Guard’s Gamble.