Necessary Deception
(2026)(The eighth book in the Branwell Chronicles series)
A novel by Judith Hale Everett
Headstrong Evangeline Harbrow has determined to run away to Gretna Green, but when her suitor is driven off by a well-meaning gentleman, she is left stranded at a country inn far from home.
Charles Wraglain, coming upon a highway robbery on the post road, thinks he is rescuing a damsel in distress. When the lady is anything but grateful, he does his duty as a gentleman and is more than glad to be rid of her.
But Evangeline’s resolution to be reunited with her suitor leads her into one scrape after another, until Charles is the only one who might rescue her from the consequences of her poor judgement. Will he forgive her and offer his assistance? And will Evangeline be humbled enough to accept?
Genre: Historical Romance
Charles Wraglain, coming upon a highway robbery on the post road, thinks he is rescuing a damsel in distress. When the lady is anything but grateful, he does his duty as a gentleman and is more than glad to be rid of her.
But Evangeline’s resolution to be reunited with her suitor leads her into one scrape after another, until Charles is the only one who might rescue her from the consequences of her poor judgement. Will he forgive her and offer his assistance? And will Evangeline be humbled enough to accept?
Genre: Historical Romance