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Everything But the Earl
(2025)(The second book in the Night Fire Club series)
A novel by Kate McMurray
Not quite a marriage of convenience
When Grace Midwood finds her betrothed kissing another, she doesn’t know what to do. Her parents want her married off this Season, but obviously that match is out of the question. But where will she find a husband?
Owen Thomas, the Earl of Caernarfon and a Welshman who spends most of his time in London, has no interest in marriage. But Grace catches his eye at a ball and before he knows it, she’s compromised and he’s proposing marriage. Not that he minds. Grace is smart, witty and very beautiful.
After a hasty marriage, he sends her to live at his estate in Wales, a place Grace is greatly looking forward to exploring. Each thinks their marriage is the perfect solution to their dilemma. Grace gets to live her life as she pleases and Owen can return to London and fulfil his duties in Parliament.
Then something strange happensthey start to miss each other. Owen and Grace keep up a steady correspondence while they are separated, and through these letters, they finally get to know each other. In fact, getting a letter from Grace soon becomes the highlight of his week. Is he falling for her after all?
But suddenly, the letters stop. And after three weeks, Owen becomes worried. But it enough to make him go to Wales to finally claim his bride?
Tropes you'll love:
When Grace Midwood finds her betrothed kissing another, she doesn’t know what to do. Her parents want her married off this Season, but obviously that match is out of the question. But where will she find a husband?
Owen Thomas, the Earl of Caernarfon and a Welshman who spends most of his time in London, has no interest in marriage. But Grace catches his eye at a ball and before he knows it, she’s compromised and he’s proposing marriage. Not that he minds. Grace is smart, witty and very beautiful.
After a hasty marriage, he sends her to live at his estate in Wales, a place Grace is greatly looking forward to exploring. Each thinks their marriage is the perfect solution to their dilemma. Grace gets to live her life as she pleases and Owen can return to London and fulfil his duties in Parliament.
Then something strange happensthey start to miss each other. Owen and Grace keep up a steady correspondence while they are separated, and through these letters, they finally get to know each other. In fact, getting a letter from Grace soon becomes the highlight of his week. Is he falling for her after all?
But suddenly, the letters stop. And after three weeks, Owen becomes worried. But it enough to make him go to Wales to finally claim his bride?
Tropes you'll love:
- Marriage of convenience
Accidental compromise / forced marriage
Epistolary romance (love through letters)
Falling in love after marriage
Long-distance yearning / emotional connection
Independent heroine / reluctant hero
Welsh setting / countryside escape
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The Night Fire Club
Book 1: I Never Forget a Duke
Book 2: Everything But the Earl
Book 3: No Less than a Marquess
Genre: Historical Romance
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