Bound by Reputation - WIP

Is it worth it to give up reputation for the sake of love? For Mary Walford, love once meant everything but cost her everything in return. After heartbreak and quiet exile, she remade herself in London, determined never to risk her name again. But when the boy she once loved returns after years of silence, the past refuses to stay buried. Loving him again could destroy the life she fought to build… and losing him might break her entirely. For Lindsey Matthews, reputation is survival. Forced into society by a mother who values wealth over happiness, Lindsey has sworn off both love and scandal, choosing freedom over fairy tales. But when a cold, infuriating earl challenges her pride—and her heart—she faces an impossible choice: accept the safety of spinsterhood, or risk everything for a desire she never wanted.