Romance · Enemies to Lovers
Seam of Deception
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Charlotte Clark has rebuilt her life with careful hands and quiet determination. She isn’t looking for complications—especially not the kind that arrive wearing a constable’s badge. When Antony Hale steps into Clark’s Laundry to investigate stolen goods moving through Bell Court, Charlotte wants nothing to do with him. She has a business to protect, a staff who depend on her, and a heart she has no intention of risking again. But Antony’s steady presence—and the way he watches her with a gentleness he never quite says aloud—unsettles her more than any smuggling ring ever could. Antony came to Bell Court for answers. What he didn’t expect was Charlotte: capable, guarded, impossible to ignore. As the investigation tightens and danger edges closer to her doorstep, he finds himself torn between duty and the growing pull he can’t seem to resist. Meanwhile, Elsie Bellamy, notebook open and pencil ready, sees far more than anyone realises. And she’s certain the trouble in Bell Court runs deeper than coat linings and clever hands. Some seams are designed to hide secrets. Some are simply waiting to come undone. A slow‑burn Victorian mystery‑romance filled with tension, tenderness, and secrets stitched where no one should look.
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