While the Duke Was Sleeping

In this enchanting tale, shop girl Poppy Fairchurch finds herself entangled in an unexpected romance after saving the Duke of Autenberry from an oncoming carriage, only for him to fall into a coma and leave her mistaken for his fiancée. As she navigates her feelings between the duke, whom she had only fantasized about, and his infuriatingly handsome half-brother Struan Mackenzie, Poppy discovers the complexities of love and social class. Struan, though wealthy and powerful, grapples with his status as an outsider and is determined to challenge Poppy’s place in the duke's life, igniting a tension that leaves them both questioning what they truly want.