On His Terms: Shadow Edition — A Dark 18th Century Romance · Serena Beckett ✦ Indie Hardback

“This is a high-heat, emotionally rich, erotic romance with uncommon power dynamics that blends psychological intensity and sensual intimacy and dares to touch upon a fantasy few authors are willing to write honestly. More risqué than 95% of romance, and more emotionally raw than 95% of erotica.”

“A novella that feels like an inevitable romance written by your therapist, your dark priest, and your soulmate all at once.”

A choice she never meant to make. A man who never loses. A bond that refuses to be denied.

Alanna Charlotta did not set out to betray her engagement. But the moment she meets Lord Edward Barrington—strategist, statesman, and a man whose restraint is mistaken for ice—her carefully arranged life begins to fracture.

To the world, he is the Lord Chairman—cold, calculating, and predatory. To her, he is the only man who has ever made her feel safe enough to burn. What rises between them is not mere romance; it is a deep, metaphysical recognition. The quiet, devastating click of two forces built to lock into one another.

As Alanna’s walls fall and Barrington’s discipline snaps, the future she thought she owed to another collapses. Behind the closed doors of his estate, the rigid boundaries of the 18th century dissolve into a private language of healing, possession, and surrender.

But inevitability carries a price. When Thomas Merrick finally stands before them, he sees a bond forged with a precision he cannot match. Now, a dangerous, morally grey proposal binds all three in a pact that society would never condone—and none of them can walk away from.

On His Terms is a dark, elegant tale of jealousy refined into clarity and the ruthless grace of choosing the one person whose presence makes every other life impossible.

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