
A Translation of Desire
A Victorian Historical Romance
Ramona Elmes(Author)
Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published on 4. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-1-969349-18-8 (ISBN)
Description
The scholarly temptress is everything he shouldn't want.
Rose Calvert, famed scholar, returns to London to attend a Season. She has no interest, but her father has forced her hand by shipping ancient tablets back to the city that she is desperate to decipher. She begrudgingly agrees to stay and immerse herself in the balls and teas until she has finished working on the artifacts. Her father hopes she will find her perfect match among London society. She has no interest until an encounter with the imposing Duke of Sinclair makes her begin to question all she has ever desired.
Augustus, the Duke of Sinclair, is the most sought-after gentleman in London. He is considered the unobtainable duke. He has a vast estate and a successful import business that provides goods and antiquities to all of London. Yet, at thirty-five, he still hasn't found a lady to be his bride. He knows it is his duty to find the perfect duchess, and when he encounters Rose Calvert, it is clear she is not that, but there is something about the woman that he can't seem to resist.
When Rose's ancient tablets go missing, she and Augustus team up to find them.
As they spend more time together, these two mismatched partners find it hard to resist the hum of attraction that swirls between them.
Tropes you'll love:Opposites Attract
Class Difference
Bluestocking Heroine
Stuffy Duke
Slow burn
Romance with suspense
Forbidden Love
Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a scorching-hot read with open-door steam.
The Brazen Curators
Book 1 - A Wanton Adventure
Book 2 - A Translation of Desire
Book 3 - The Explorer Returns
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Series
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-969349-18-8 (9781969349188)
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Since stealing her first historical romance novel from her mother more than twenty years ago, Ramona Elmes has been all in on the genre. In 2020, Ramona's infatuation for the historical and steamy stirred her to start writing her own romances.She completed her first series in 2023. The Nouveau Riche series is filled with lots of angst and steam centered around the Kincaide family moving to England for vengeful plans during the Victorian era. She is currently working on a new series in the same character world but focused on a group of misfit ladies trying to one up a long existing stuffy men's only club.When not creating ways to entice and torture her characters, she spends her days in Georgia coordinating her family's crazy life, refereeing pets, and daydreaming on her front porch.