Destined, not Designed
A Story Where Some Were Paired by Strategy, Others by Something Far Stronger
Presented by Quintessential Home
Tisbury Manor has stood for generations in the Wiltshire hills—untroubled, well-appointed, and quietly aware of its own dignity. It is home to the Langham family, whose eldest daughter, Charlotte, has never cared for performances or the careful choreography of society. She prefers truth to theatre, sincerity to strategy. And yet, when an anonymous list ranking eligible gentlemen circulates among the debutantes of the Season, Charlotte finds herself unwillingly drawn into a world she has long resisted. The list is not just a game. It is a tactic—one employed by young women and mothers alike, designed to place the right girl beside the right name, at the right table. But as Charlotte begins to untangle the whispers behind it, she discovers something quieter but far more dangerous: that reputations may be manipulated with precision, and futures re-written by those who never appear in the ballroom at all.
At the heart of the story stands Lord Wexford—clever, reserved, and watching more than he speaks. He sees what others dismiss. He steps in where others would withdraw. And he believes in Charlotte not with flourishes or fanfare, but with the sort of steady confidence that rearranges entire outcomes.
Unfolding across drawing rooms, garden paths, winter assemblies, and quiet corridors, Destined, Not Designed is a story about the difference between being chosen and being truly known. Some unions are arranged by strategy. Others are shaped by something far stronger.
A novel for everyone who believes that love should not be orchestrated—but recognised.
