Lady Eugenia Townsend has finally escaped London’s suffocating rules for the glittering freedom of Venice—sunlight on canals, scandal in the air, and just enough mischief to keep life interesting.

Then Venetia Playford arrives: England’s “Unexpected Heiress,” newly unshackled from a cruel aunt—and newly determined to taste life on her own terms.

Eugenia sees a delicious opportunity. Venetia is brave, beautiful… and clearly meant for Edward Rothbury, the principled English translator who sees Venetia not as an heiress, but as the one thing worth believing in.

With a masquerade looming, a meddling chaperone lurking, and Venice practically begging for a grand romantic spectacle, Eugenia wagers everything on one bold match—before pride, gossip, and a very inconvenient scandal can destroy more than reputations… and cost Venetia the only love she can’t afford to lose.

Tropes You'll Love:

✅ Meddling matchmaker / romantic scheming

✅ Masquerade ball + hidden identities

✅ Heiress heroine + “honorable” hero who fears being seen as a fortune-hunter

✅ Slow-burn attraction / years-in-the-making tension

✅ Forced proximity (secret outings, two hours alone…)

✅ Stolen jewels + society mystery / “innocent accused” set-up

✅ Scandal, deception, and high-society stakes in romantic Venice

Matchmaking Mischief Makers

Book 1 - War of the Wedding Wagers

Book 2 - Fortune Favors the Frivolous

Book 3 - The Matchmaker Meets Mer Match