The Duke She Wished For — Ellie St. Clair

Tabitha Blackmore knows what she wants.
A life of her own, free from her hostile stepmother and gold-digging stepsister, and the ability to profit from her own talent. Working out of the shop her father began, Tabitha creates some of the most noteworthy hats and accessories in London. She looks forward to the day she can break free from her current life and attend millinery school. But then an opportunity arises to outfit the Duchess of Stowe, leading to a chance meeting with her son that could change Tabitha's life forever.

Nicholas Fairchild is a duke in name but not at heart.
As his mother returns to society following her mourning period for his father, Nicholas dreads his responsibility to entertain vapid, fortune-seeking socialites and, eventually, find a wife. Then he happens upon Tabitha, who is everything he would have hoped for but nothing that he would have ever expected.

He's a duke who holds honesty above all; she's a commoner hiding her true identity. Can they find their happily ever after at the masquerade, or will what separates them be too much to overcome when the final chime sounds at midnight?

For readers 18+ due to some steamy love scenes.