A Duke whose sister has been unwise, a widow unexpectedly drawn into difficulties, a secret correspondence, a misdelivered Valentine, a conspiracy to outwit a rake at a Valentine’s Day Ball, a love found amidst crisis.
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When widow, Mrs Celia Grey, receives a letter which was clearly not intended for her, she quickly deduces that the intended recipient is the Duke of Oakham’s sister – and that the letter indicates a secret, and highly improper, correspondence. She takes it to the Dowager Duchess, and finds herself drawn into the family’s affairs, and the need to prevent a scandal. Which means that she must spend time in close association with the very attractive Duke…
Blaise Hartwell, Duke of Oakham, is living a rather dull life – until Mrs Grey appears with a letter that tears his quiet world apart. With his sister’s reputation to save, he finds himself acutely distracted by Mrs Grey’s presence, for she is quite the most fascinating woman he has ever met – but he has no time for distraction if scandal at his own Valentine’s Day Ball is to be avoided.
What begins as an unpleasant discovery soon becomes a conspiracy to trap a fortune hunter before he ruins Blaise’s sister on Valentine’s Day – and working closely with Mrs Grey to prevent false love soon makes Blaise realise that what he is feeling for Celia Grey is definitely not false…
Can they trap the fortune hunter in the midst of a well-attended Valentine’s Day Ball, without Blaise’s sister being publicly ruined?
Will Blaise and Celia admit their feelings for each other, or will the need to maintain propriety steal their chance at true love?
Genre: Historical Romance
***** READ NOW ON KINDLE UNLIMITED *****
When widow, Mrs Celia Grey, receives a letter which was clearly not intended for her, she quickly deduces that the intended recipient is the Duke of Oakham’s sister – and that the letter indicates a secret, and highly improper, correspondence. She takes it to the Dowager Duchess, and finds herself drawn into the family’s affairs, and the need to prevent a scandal. Which means that she must spend time in close association with the very attractive Duke…
Blaise Hartwell, Duke of Oakham, is living a rather dull life – until Mrs Grey appears with a letter that tears his quiet world apart. With his sister’s reputation to save, he finds himself acutely distracted by Mrs Grey’s presence, for she is quite the most fascinating woman he has ever met – but he has no time for distraction if scandal at his own Valentine’s Day Ball is to be avoided.
What begins as an unpleasant discovery soon becomes a conspiracy to trap a fortune hunter before he ruins Blaise’s sister on Valentine’s Day – and working closely with Mrs Grey to prevent false love soon makes Blaise realise that what he is feeling for Celia Grey is definitely not false…
Can they trap the fortune hunter in the midst of a well-attended Valentine’s Day Ball, without Blaise’s sister being publicly ruined?
Will Blaise and Celia admit their feelings for each other, or will the need to maintain propriety steal their chance at true love?
Genre: Historical Romance
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