Binding the Baron

<p><strong>Romantasy meets Bridgerton in this Victorian fantasy romance by USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>An heiress on the run.</strong></p><p>Diana Chester was never supposed to have magic. No women are. So when she inherits it instead of her cousin she runs seeking refuge above a potion shop. Until an infamous and irresistible alchemist proposes a marriage of convenience. Accepting him may be the only way she can live her life in the light once more.</p><p> </p><p><strong>A notorious alchemist searching for a wife. </strong></p><p>Royal Alchemist Temple Grant is a metal magician who can bend iron with his hands. But after the king gives him a title he needs a lady to help him navigate the icy social circles of the city's elite. Diana Chester the mouse of a marquess's cousin will do perfectly. She needs someone to keep her safe and while Temple can't cast glamours like the rest of the ton he can do that.</p><p> </p><p>A convenient binding complicated by passion made almost impossible by a city divided.</p><p> </p><p>Temple never expects Diana's kiss to call to the life-giving heat in his core. And Diana never hoped to find love in the shadows. Love can bind them but it might not be enough to bridge their dueling worlds.</p><p> </p><p><em><strong>Binding the Baron</strong></em><strong> is book 1 in a spicy interconnected standalone historical romantasy series.</strong></p>