For seven years, George Hamilton, Duke of Abercorn, ran from duty and found freedom in the American wilderness. Then he met Clara—the half Native American (Chickasaw)—half English, healer with gentle hands and a fierce spirit who saved his life and taught him what it meant to truly live.
For three years, they built something rare: a marriage of equals, far from society's judgment. A home carved from wild land. A love that needed no titles or expectations to thrive.
But when his father dies, George must return to London to secure his brother's inheritance. And Clara, despite every instinct warning her away, follows the man she loves into a world that will never accept her.
London is merciless. Beautiful, intelligent, and half-Chickasaw, Clara becomes a target for society's cruelty. What begins as whispered insults escalates into public humiliation. Newspaper articles depicting her as a savage. Doors slammed in her face. Ladies who smile while spreading poison.
George's family rallies around them, but it isn't enough. Powerful forces are working against them, and Clara watches helplessly as London strips away everything she is—her confidence, her dignity, her hope.
George fights to protect her, but how do you shield someone from a thousand cuts? His mother offers guidance. His brother stands firm. His aunt defends her publicly. Yet the attacks intensify, and Clara begins to break under the weight of a world determined to destroy her.
She survives the cruelty. She endures the humiliation. But when the attacks turn more calculated and personal, Clara realizes she has only two choices: keep fighting for a place in a world that will never want her, or return to the wilderness that was always her true home.
The choice should be simple. Except choosing herself means losing George.
Some love stories are about finding each other. This one is about choosing each other when the entire world demands you let go.
The Adventurous Duke: A sweeping Victorian romance about love across worlds, the courage to defy expectations, and discovering that home isn't a place—it's the person who stands beside you when everything else falls away.
