The Duke's Masked Bride Book 1: A Marriage of Convenience Secret Identity Regency Drama Romance Novel

At a London masquerade, Seraphina Vale enters under a borrowed name and a carefully chosen mask. She has spent years learning the habits of Lucian Vane, Duke of Blackmere, because his family holds the answer to the ruin of her father. Her plan is to move unseen, find proof, and leave before anyone recognizes her.

Their meeting in the card room creates an opening neither can afford to ignore. A marriage of convenience offers Seraphina access to Blackmere and gives Lucian a chance to protect his family’s future, but each enters the bargain with a private purpose.

As storms gather around Blackmere, Seraphina and Lucian must decide whether the marriage is only a strategy or the start of a trust neither expected. A warning from Bath, a tense dinner, and the discovery of the archives deepen the mystery surrounding her father.

Inside this installment:
• A masked entrance into the heart of the London season
• A duke facing the loss of his family estate
• A marriage agreement with a secret purpose on each side
• A heroine searching Blackmere for evidence about her father
• An archive, a locked door, and a partner hiding in plain sight
• Romantic tension woven through a family mystery

For readers drawn to Regency settings, secret identities, and marriages that begin as bargains, this opening book offers an elegant household, a layered mystery, and a relationship whose terms keep changing.

The story’s Regency setting, hidden history, and changing marriage keep the emotional stakes close to the mystery. Follow the clues as the characters decide what justice and trust will require. This installment moves the series closer to its resolution. The unfolding romance gives each revelation a personal cost, while the household and its connections add fresh complications to the search for a truthful account.