a Theatre for the Duke: An Enemies-to-Lovers Historical Romance at Ruined London

She has until Michaelmas to save a ruined theatre. The duke who owns the ground intends to tear it down. Cressida Vane has spent years correcting powerful men's mistakes, only to watch them claim her work as their own. Then an eccentric duchess leaves her the decaying Belvedere Theatre, along with one nearly impossible condition: reopen it lawfully, pay its workers, and earn a genuine profit before Michaelmas. There is only one obstacle she cannot enter in a ledger. Julian St. Aubyn, Duke of Hartleigh, controls the land beneath the theatre, and he wants the building demolished. To him, the Belvedere is more than an unsafe relic. It is the last surviving monument to the family scandal that nearly destroyed everything he was raised to protect. But the late duchess has arranged matters so precisely that neither Cressida nor Julian can succeed alone. Forced to share one office, one battered desk, and authority divided by a line of chalk, they battle over repairs, wages, actors, creditors, and every dangerous farthing. Their arguments soon become private jokes. Their written corrections become flirtation. And as rain pours through the roof, secrets emerge from behind painted scenery, and opening night draws closer, Julian begins to fear that destroying the theatre may cost him far more than preserving it. Yet one undisclosed decision could ruin Cressida's future, destroy the trust growing between them, and hand their enemies the victory they have been waiting for. A Theatre for the Duke is an intelligent, emotionally rich enemies-to-lovers historical romance featuring forced proximity, sharp banter, a formidable heroine, a guarded duke, hidden family secrets, theatrical chaos, and an open-door love story with a deeply satisfying happily ever after.