A Noble Vice: An MM Regency Romance

by Julian West, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

His ruin is his only salvation.

Lord Peregrine Ashwood, a reclusive scholar, inherits a title he never wanted and a crumbling estate on the brink of collapse. The only solution is a strategic marriage to a wealthy heiress, a duty that feels like a death sentence to a man haunted by a secret nature.
Desperate to escape his own disgraced past, former naval officer Thane Carver accepts a position to restore the estate’s ruined gardens. He is proud, capable, and everything the prickly Lord Ashwood should not want.
As they work side by side, an unexpected and dangerous passion ignites between them. But Thane’s past is not as buried as he hoped. A ruthless enemy threatens to expose their bond, a scandal that would shatter Peregrine’s future and drag them both into ruin. Trapped between duty and desire, Peregrine must decide what he is willing to sacrifice for a love that could be his redemption or his utter destruction.

This standalone book has themes of slow burn, class difference, forbidden love, a secret past, a redemption arc, forced proximity, a protective hero, opposites attract, hurt/comfort, and enemies to lovers.

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Published July 8, 2025

About the author

Julian West is a baby boomer who spent most of his childhood in Little Falls, MN, where he watched too much TV. At the U of M he majored in ancient history, which is why he wrote a book about a man who lived from 1903 to 1966. West lives in Minnesnapolis, Minnesnowta, but doesnt have a dog."