My Captive Duchess: A Steamy Regency Romance With a Sci-fi Twist

"I found the story so engaging I couldn’t put it down." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads review “You cannot leave Reeves Hall again. Here you will remain.” Recently widowed, Jane, Duchess of Coleford, has moved to an isolated part of Cornwall with her young daughter. There she meets her nearest neighbour, Brook Reeves, a man with a seemingly permanent scowl on his handsome face who soon makes it clear that he wants her gone. Despite his many offers to purchase the crumbling house she inherited from her late husband, she stubbornly insists on staying.

It is not long before the two become adversaries, both determined to ignore the attraction that has flared between them. Until one day, Jane ventures uninvited into his domain and sees things she must never tell the world about. There is only one solution. At Reeves Hall she must remain, his captive duchess.

What you will get in this book:

♥ Forced proximity

♥ Enemies-to-lovers

♥ Grumpy/sunshine

♥ Mr Rochester/Jane Eyre vibes

♥ Slow-burn but steamy

♥ Regency romance with a sci-fi twist

My Captive Duchess is book one of the series, The Reeves of Reeves Hall, set around the mysterious Reeves family who are not what they seem. It can also be read and enjoyed as a standalone as each book in the series has its own featured hero/heroine and HEA. If you’re looking for page-turning, heart-stopping romance with an original, fresh twist, then this story is for you. Please note, this is a steamy romance with open door scenes of a sexual nature.

Tropes/keywords: regency romance, sci-fi romance, steamy romance, grumpy sunshine, forced proximity, opposites attract, enemies-to-lovers, spicy romance, historical romance, series starter

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Release date

Audiobook: 1 December 2025