An Earl's Sacrifice

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>A ruined earl. A fierce reformer. A village steeped in secrets-and a marriage forged in treachery.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Lucius Oshea the new Earl of Pender returns to Cornwall burdened by scandal and haunted by his father's sins-only to find his estranged wife knee-deep in restoring the castle he once abandoned. But beneath the surface of the Penhalwick tin mines lies a legacy of betrayal corruption and death-one that threatens his family's name and the future of everyone under his care.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Meredith Jepson-Oshea daughter of the ruthless Duke of Rathbourne hides a fire behind her a well-honed composure. Reviled in the village for her husband's past neglect she fights back with unrelenting resolve-secretly championing the women and children ensnared by the mine's cruelty. And she will stop at nothing to protect them... even if it means confronting the very man who broke her heart.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Their union arranged in childhood by ambitious fathers was rooted in greed and shattered by lies. Now as long-buried secrets rise and powerful enemies close in Lucius and Meredith must navigate a treacherous path of deception desire and dangerous loyalties.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>Can a marriage born of manipulation transform into a love strong enough to defy the past-or will it collapse under the weight of sacrifice?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Tropes & Themes:</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>✅ Gothic Romance</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>✅ Secrets from the Past</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>✅ Secret Siblings</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>✅ Enemies to Lovers</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>✅ Independent Heroine</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>✅ Forced/Arranged Marriage</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>Darkly romantic richly atmospheric and fiercely passionate An Earl's Sacrifice is a story of redemption rebellion and a love worth the fight.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Note:</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line so this is a scorching-hot read with open-door steam.</span></p>