The Unexpected Wife (a Regency Romance‪)‬

Juliet Winterton refused to marry a drunken gambler her brother had chosen, so she ran away and established herself on the country estate of the absent Alexander Barr, Viscount Hawkswood. Pretending to be his wife was simple—until he showed up. Alexander was a rake, but he was also a gentleman, so he went along with Juliet’s ploy—until he found himself falling for the lady. Regency Romance by Emily Hendrickson; originally published by Signet