Season of Steel

Set in an alternate Regency England, unmarried noblewomen - and their fortunes - are the grand prizes to be won in brutal tournaments attended by the cream of society as gleeful spectators. With the death of Wilhelmina Applewhite's beloved father, her lands and her person now decreed as a prize in the tournament. But Wilhelmina decides to defy society - and fight to win her own hand. But to do that she needs to find someone who is willing to fight for her. In the dregs of society she locates Thomasin Drake, the alluring, infamous, brilliant female fighter. They don't hit it off, but their aims align and they form an uneasy true to win the Season for Wilhelmina.

Together, the two women must navigate the Season's high society balls and dangerous duels. But, even as sparks fly between them, if Wilhelmina isn't careful, she might lose her most valuable possession - her heart - to Thomasin. And in a world where marriage is a matter of life and death, falling in love is the last thing she can afford ...


A thrilling, sensuous romance set amidst high stakes action.