Cynders & Ashe — Elizabeth Boyle

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Ella Cynders is a hired companion with a romantic bent. So when she switches places with her charge -- who is determined to find true love and elope -- it is Ella who falls head over heels in love with the very eligible Viscount Ashe. In one masked night, the viscount and Ella find passion and romance, and then tragically are whisked apart before the midnight unmasking. Now five years later, Ella has once again found a way to steal inside the coveted ball, but can she rekindle the magic they found together before her deception is unmasked?

Note: This is a short story (less than 10,000 words) and not a novella.