A Simple Marriage

In the high-stakes game of Regency London's marriage mart, Lady P***a Ardeerton rolls the dice with a plan more audacious than wearing last season's gown: snagging a husband to bankroll her dream dress shop. Dispatching marriage proposals like invitations to a ball, P***a aims for a match made in mercantile heaven, where love is optional, but silk is mandatory. Enter Lord Hugh Calthorpe, the Marquess of Ravenscroft, her brother's dashing best friend, who accidentally intercepts her matrimonial missives. Hugh, whose commitment to bachelorhood is as firm as his abs, finds himself entangled in P***a's quest for a Mr. Right Now, all while dodging his great-aunt's threats of disinheritance.

As Hugh dons the unlikely hat of Cupid, he discovers that P***a's kisses are more thrilling than any high society scandal. Suddenly, London's most eligible bachelor is questioning his resistance to matrimony, especially when the bride in question is as enticing as P***a. With time ticking faster than the latest gossip, P***a and Hugh must decide if their accidental alliance can turn into a love for the ages or if they're destined to shop alone forever.

Will their hearts find a common thread, or will P***a's dream shop end up as just another unfinished project? In this comedy of manners (and manors), finding love is the ultimate bargain.