The Duke of Death and His Maid

A young duke lives under a cruel curse: anything he touches dies. Shunned by his own family, he’s sent to a secluded manor where solitude is softened only by a small household staff—Rob, his steadfast butler, and Alice, the maid who teases him with fearless affection and keeps his days from sinking into despair.

As his feelings for Alice deepen, the curse’s boundaries become harder to bear, turning every moment of closeness into a reminder of what he can’t have. Determined to change his fate, the duke sets his sights on undoing the spell that has defined his life for years—so he and Alice might one day share the simplest comfort of all: a touch.