The Earl's Defiant Wallflower
A Regency Romance
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
A rags-to-riches, forbidden love, opposites attract romance from a New York Times bestselling author:
Oliver York returns from war to find his father dead, his finances in arrears, and himself the new Earl of Carlisle. If he doesn't marry an heiress—and fast!—he and his tenants are going to be pitching tents down by the Thames. He definitely shouldn't be trading kisses with a penniless debutante... no matter how captivating she is!
Miss Grace Halton is in England just long enough to satisfy the terms of her dowry. But a marriage of convenience isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. Back in America, her ailing mother needs medicine only Grace’s dowry can afford. Which means the dashing earl she can't get out of her mind is the one man she can't let into her heart.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The first in Ridley's less than promising Dukes of War Regency series rushes a complex plot to an unbelievable climax. Grace Halton's widowed mother, Clara, suffers from an unidentified illness that requires expensive treatment she can't afford. Grace leaves their Pennsylvania home and travels to England to acquire the only cash to which she has any claim: she is inexplicably entitled to a substantial dowry, even though Clara's unforgiving parents long ago disowned her. To collect it, Grace needs a husband who's willing to marry immediately and wealthy enough to let her put the money toward Clara's medical bills. Enter Lord Oliver York, the new Earl of Carlisle, who's recently returned from war. He's dirt-poor and looking for a rich bride. Naturally, they fall in love. A clumsy deus ex machina fixes all the problems caused by Grace and Oliver's impractical romance, leaving no challenges for them to overcome themselves. (BookLife)
