I Shall Love the Earl

How many times must a gentleman ruin a lady before he offered for her hand…

She had longed for the surrender in his gaze. He craved her touch but refused to court her. Would he surrender his heart before she gave hers to another?

Dallis MacPherson had spent balls saving her dance card for Roderick Beckwith, the gentleman who had stolen her heart. Despite her efforts to tempt him, Rory refused to surrender. When a stolen kiss on a balcony awakened their passion, he warned her away. But Dallis had waited long enough, and was determined to discover what lay beneath his gentlemanly restraint.

Roderick Beckwith had loved the Scottish lass since their eyes first met. But with his finances on the brink of disaster, he couldn’t offer Dallis the life she deserved. To protect her from his ruin, he denied their attraction. When his enemy threatened to claim the lady destined to be his, Rory had to choose between pride and the love he had never dared to pursue.

As their scandalous encounters grew harder to resist, every stolen kiss brought them closer to ruination. Yet another gentleman stood ready to offer Dallis the security Rory couldn’t provide, risking the loss of the woman he loved. Would the earl finally surrender to the passion binding their hearts? Or would his fear destroy the love they were fated to share?

I Shall Love the Earl is the third book in Laura A. Barnes’s steamy Regency romance series, filled with unrequited love, a dangerous love triangle, and passion destined to conquer all. If you love scandalous courtships and a scoundrel fighting for the lady who owned his heart, this romance is for you!