Holly Mayweather bet on the wrong beau—and scuffed her glittering reputation as one of London’s wittiest sophisticates. To save herself from ruin, she accepts betrothal to a soldier she’s never met. Reynard Sharp’s battle scars run deep. He has resigned himself to a loveless marriage. But one look at his new bride leaves the stoic soldier's heart pounding…and their first kiss sends him reeling. They delay their nuptials in a bid to find common ground. Can Holly let down her defenses long enough to get Rey to trust that there is more to her than glib remarks and a pretty face? Or will he let his need for control and discipline sabotage their chance for happiness? Twelve Nights of Ruin first appeared in the Haute Ton Reader Society’s bestselling anthology, Once Upon a Twelfth Night. The anthology is a 2021 RONE Awards finalist.