Mail-Order Marchioness
(2027)(The fifth book in the Lords of the Rockies series)
A novel by Misty M Beller
Five sons of an English duke, all raised in the Rocky Mountains…
Yet the duke had a sixth—a secret brother raised in chains.
For thirty years, Nathan Balfour was believed drowned, lost with his mother when pirates attacked their ship. He survived—enslaved by the villains who killed her, raised among hard men who demanded his labor and never asked his name. After a daring escape and years of working his way back to England, he’s reunited with his father…and named the true heir to the dukedom of Clarence. Just when he thought he finally had a home, his father sent him to the Montana Territory to learn what it means to be a Balfour. But can a former slave ever truly belong in this noble family?
Lady Cecilia learned long ago that a woman is chosen for her rank, her manners, her usefulness—never for herself. As if being widowed by a man who loved another wasn’t humiliating enough, she was passed over by two different Balfour brothers. Her father arranges one last match—to the rough, scarred eldest brother who spent thirty years lost at sea. She boards the ship to America without protest…it’s the closest thing to a life of her own she's ever been offered.
But Nathan hasn't learned to be a Balfour, let alone a worthy husband to a woman who possesses the fine manners and refinement he lacks. He knows too well what it is to be stripped of choices—and he won't force that helplessness on Cecilia, however beautiful she is. Worse, hired killers are closing in on his family and the dukedom. Can two people who've never once been chosen learn to claim each other before their chance is stolen for good?
From a USA Today bestselling author comes a royal family saga featuring an arranged marriage, a secret brother, and a family mystery that spans continents…all set in the rugged Montana Territory.
Tropes/themes:
*secret brother
*arranged marriage
*English aristocracy
*found family
*band of brothers
*fish out of water
*high-stakes danger
*family saga
*Rocky Mountain wilderness setting
*frontier time period
Genre: Inspirational
Yet the duke had a sixth—a secret brother raised in chains.
For thirty years, Nathan Balfour was believed drowned, lost with his mother when pirates attacked their ship. He survived—enslaved by the villains who killed her, raised among hard men who demanded his labor and never asked his name. After a daring escape and years of working his way back to England, he’s reunited with his father…and named the true heir to the dukedom of Clarence. Just when he thought he finally had a home, his father sent him to the Montana Territory to learn what it means to be a Balfour. But can a former slave ever truly belong in this noble family?
Lady Cecilia learned long ago that a woman is chosen for her rank, her manners, her usefulness—never for herself. As if being widowed by a man who loved another wasn’t humiliating enough, she was passed over by two different Balfour brothers. Her father arranges one last match—to the rough, scarred eldest brother who spent thirty years lost at sea. She boards the ship to America without protest…it’s the closest thing to a life of her own she's ever been offered.
But Nathan hasn't learned to be a Balfour, let alone a worthy husband to a woman who possesses the fine manners and refinement he lacks. He knows too well what it is to be stripped of choices—and he won't force that helplessness on Cecilia, however beautiful she is. Worse, hired killers are closing in on his family and the dukedom. Can two people who've never once been chosen learn to claim each other before their chance is stolen for good?
From a USA Today bestselling author comes a royal family saga featuring an arranged marriage, a secret brother, and a family mystery that spans continents…all set in the rugged Montana Territory.
Tropes/themes:
*secret brother
*arranged marriage
*English aristocracy
*found family
*band of brothers
*fish out of water
*high-stakes danger
*family saga
*Rocky Mountain wilderness setting
*frontier time period
Genre: Inspirational