A Portrait of Love

She wants a life devoted to art. He wants her — entirely.

Lady Lucy Montagu has no intention of marrying.

Marriage would mean expectations. Children. Sacrifice. And the end of her dream to become a serious artist. Lucy has always chosen her paintbrush over society — and she intends to keep it that way.

Until Edmund returns.

Her childhood friend. Her constant companion. The one man who has always understood her.

Edmund has loved Lucy for years — quietly, patiently, hopelessly. But he did not return from his Grand Tour to stand at her side as a friend while she experiments with passion on her own terms.

If Lucy wants to explore desire, she will do so as his wife.

Because Edmund refuses to share her body without claiming her heart.

Now Lucy must decide what she is truly afraid of losing — her independence… or the only man who has ever seen her completely.