The Scandalous Season of Lady Belinda Belmont
(2027)(The first book in the Matters of Matrimony series)
A novel by Kate Serzenta
One bachelorette. Eight suitors. And her rakish best friend, determined not to fall in love.
Lady Belinda Belmont and Raphael, Lord Farenham, are the darlings of London society. She’s pretty, witty, and everyone’s dearest friend. He’s the ton’s favorite rake, flirting with misses in front of their chaperones—then charming his way through said chaperones. But Bel and Rafe have also been the best of friends since childhood, when they promised they’d never marry each other. It should hardly be a challenge …
Until Bel, frustrated that the same society which considers Rafe’s philandering entertaining is ready to put her on the shelf, takes matters into her own hands. The scandal of the season? A competition where eligible bachelors will vie for her hand in marriage. She has everything to win—a real chance at romantic love—and everything to lose: if she doesn’t end up married, her reputation will be ruined. Rafe offers to advise her, but chaos erupts when, instead of Bel’s precious suitors, it is him who begins showing signs of jealousy …
Can Bel and Rafe break their childhood promise? Does Rafe dare to abandon his wild ways—and can Bel afford to risk her reputation and future for a man who’s vowed never to marry?
The Scandalous Season of Lady Belinda Belmont is the first, standalone entry in Matters of Matrimony, a series of closed-door Victorian romances following the children of couples who received their happy endings in Lady Scandal and To Steal a Melody.
Genre: Historical Romance
Lady Belinda Belmont and Raphael, Lord Farenham, are the darlings of London society. She’s pretty, witty, and everyone’s dearest friend. He’s the ton’s favorite rake, flirting with misses in front of their chaperones—then charming his way through said chaperones. But Bel and Rafe have also been the best of friends since childhood, when they promised they’d never marry each other. It should hardly be a challenge …
Until Bel, frustrated that the same society which considers Rafe’s philandering entertaining is ready to put her on the shelf, takes matters into her own hands. The scandal of the season? A competition where eligible bachelors will vie for her hand in marriage. She has everything to win—a real chance at romantic love—and everything to lose: if she doesn’t end up married, her reputation will be ruined. Rafe offers to advise her, but chaos erupts when, instead of Bel’s precious suitors, it is him who begins showing signs of jealousy …
Can Bel and Rafe break their childhood promise? Does Rafe dare to abandon his wild ways—and can Bel afford to risk her reputation and future for a man who’s vowed never to marry?
The Scandalous Season of Lady Belinda Belmont is the first, standalone entry in Matters of Matrimony, a series of closed-door Victorian romances following the children of couples who received their happy endings in Lady Scandal and To Steal a Melody.
Genre: Historical Romance