Historical Romance : top book in the genre

Relationships? Only platonic! Love and marriage? Never! Count Stotsky is a man with a dark past and a notorious seducer, and the owner of the hat salon is the only one who can help him escape his debts. Will there be room for love in the impregnable heart of this rake? - So, I shouldn't call you 'My darling'?" - Absolutely not. -'My sweet Natalie' is forbidden too? 'My beauty'? 'Sweet bun'?" - Stop it!" she moved threateningly towards her guest. - I understand you, Mademoiselle Viardo, don't pull out your weapon, or God forbid I'll see your shapely leg!"

Dragon. A legendary creature? But what if it existed, and this is confirmed by historical science? What really happened in the city several hundred years ago? The last victim of the dragon—who was she? Did she manage to escape? And can this be seen from the civilized twenty-first century? As for people... Have they changed over time? Do they still gather in packs to hunt down a single individual? Do they still betray those who trust them? Do they still find pleasure in the suffering of others? Perhaps all of this lies dormant beneath a thin veneer of civilization, ready to surface as soon as a reason appears—such as a dragon...?

Florence Johnson, daughter of the Marquis of Ailesbury, was entering her third season. After two years of successful proposals and politely turning down several gentlemen, she expected this year to be no different, until she met Connor Harrison, Earl of Westmorland and future Duke of Kent. Connor had no intention of marrying and planned to attend the balls only to please his mother. Yet he encountered the sweet Lady Florence, the only woman seemingly uninterested in his fortune or charm, which wounded his pride. In trying to win her over, he realized he liked her far more than he expected, though the idea of giving up his treasured bachelorhood was harder than he imagined.

He is the laird of a proud Scottish clan — his heart shattered and firmly closed to love. She is a lady by birth, a Scot by spirit. Fleeing an unwanted marriage to an Englishman, she accidentally binds her fate to that of a proud Highlander. Their paths cross through a twist of misunderstanding. And the more they resist fate, the stronger the bond between them grows. But pride… pride can tear apart even the strongest of ties.