The Gilded Wallflower and the Earl
(2026)(The third book in the From Manhattan to Mayfair: Gilded Age Heiresses & Aristocrats series)
A novel by Allyson Jeleyne
Jordana Braddock is a New York City heiress with a love of books and absolutely no say in her future. Trapped under the control of her ruthless stepfather, she is sent across the Atlantic—promised in marriage to a man she has never met.
The Earl of Ashburnham may hold a title, but his family’s fortune is in ruins. After generations of mismanagement, he’s left with one option: marry for money. He expects a business arrangement. What he doesn’t expect is Jordana, an intelligent, perceptive young woman who is fully aware that she’s being bought and sold.
Neither wants this bargain, and both are ashamed of the terms. But thrust together by circumstance and bound by mutual need, how can they forge an alliance strong enough to defy the man who controls her fate and take back their lives?This is a slow-burn, medium-steam romance novel with no cheating or cliffhangers, and always a Happily Ever After. It can be read as a standalone story, but you'll see many familiar faces returning throughout the series.
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The Earl of Ashburnham may hold a title, but his family’s fortune is in ruins. After generations of mismanagement, he’s left with one option: marry for money. He expects a business arrangement. What he doesn’t expect is Jordana, an intelligent, perceptive young woman who is fully aware that she’s being bought and sold.
Neither wants this bargain, and both are ashamed of the terms. But thrust together by circumstance and bound by mutual need, how can they forge an alliance strong enough to defy the man who controls her fate and take back their lives?This is a slow-burn, medium-steam romance novel with no cheating or cliffhangers, and always a Happily Ever After. It can be read as a standalone story, but you'll see many familiar faces returning throughout the series.
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- Shy, bookish heroine
Honorable hero who needs her money!
Slow-burn, marriage of convenience
On-page sensuality (four scenes)
Third Person / Dual POV
Guaranteed HEA!
Genre: Historical Romance