Never Duel a Damsel

The School for Scandalous Women Book One

New Girl meets Bridgerton in this Regency-era historical romantic comedy with a knife-sharp feminist twist from the fresh debut voice, Rebekka DeReu. 

A steamy romp perfect for fans of Alexandra Vasti, Martha Waters, Virginia Heath, and Erica Ridley.

Scarlett Halloway asks for only one thing in her third season: if she must marry, let it be to a man she can at least tolerate. Love? That’s a falsehood. As a student of philosophy, Scarlett does not tolerate falsehoods. Or the pretenses of unwanted suitors in London ballrooms. However, because ladies aren’t permitted to fence, she can’t very well use her sword to fend them off and risk her reputation—again. A fabricated connection to a soldier is the only logical escape.

Recently returned from his service on the Continent, Tate hasn’t the time for anything but his search for work as an architect. Luckily, the glamorous ladies of the Ton ignore him in favor of his trimmer elder brother. Except one beguiling stranger who approaches him as if they’ve met a thousand times before. With the sure-footed Scarlett waltzing in his arm, he soon finds himself in danger of falling for her to distraction. 

When Scarlett’s father promises her to the worst possible man, Tate’s brother, Scarlett and Tate must stop the union while preventing their undeniable attraction from becoming their ruination. When his brother’s mysterious agenda thwarts their every move and Tate goes missing, Scarlett fears she must pick up her sword again. Will she win their freedoms but risk her heart in the process?

Book Two

Coming in autumn 2026!