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    The Reluctant Bride: Dutiful Wives, #1
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    Dutiful Wives Series

    By Beverley Oakley

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    About this series

    A thwarted elopement.
    An opportunist Guardian.
    Lies, secrets, and a second chance at love.

    When Adelaide, Lady Leeson discovers that her illegitimate daughter, Charlotte, has run away from Miss Prism's Ladies' Seminary in the midst of an elopement gone wrong, she seeks the assistance of the charismatic Jasper Creighton to locate her wayward child.

    Jasper, known for his rakish reputation, eventually finds Charlotte at an inn, where she has grown skeptical of her intended partner and is ready to face the consequences of her impulsive actions.

    However, instead of returning home, Charlotte falls under the guardianship of a woman with ulterior motives, orchestrating a marriage that benefits everyone but Charlotte herself.

    Three years later, a wiser and more determined Charlotte devises a plan to escape her manipulative guardian and her impending marriage. Turning to Jasper Creighton once again, she discovers that while he may shun the idea of matrimony, he is not immune to her irresistible allure.

    Yet, Charlotte's audacious escape during her betrothal ball encounters unexpected challenges, testing the limits of their burgeoning romance.

    In this steamy Regency romance of second chances, a resolute heroine and a stubborn hero must risk everything to realize the true value of love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBeverley Oakley
    Release dateJun 30, 2022
    The Reluctant Bride: Dutiful Wives, #1

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      The Reluctant Bride: Dutiful Wives, #1
      The Reluctant Bride: Dutiful Wives, #1

      The Reluctant Bride: Dutiful Wives, #1

      Beverley Oakley
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      Forced into marriage to legitimise her dead fiance's unborn child, Emily feels only resentment towards the noble soldier whose marriage proposal has saved her from destitution. She regards Major Angus McCartney's actions as opportunistic as she mourns her one true love, Jack. But Jack led a secret, double life, as Angus well knows. And Angus is not an opportunist. Too shy to declare himself, he has loved Emily from afar for five long years. With the loss of Jack's child cementing Emily's anger towards Angus, the quiet soldier longs to win her with action and honour – rather than by revealing Jack's secret. However, it's an explosive revelation from Emily's past that threatens to destroy the burgeoning feeling between noble Angus and his reluctant bride. A revelation that threatens their very lives. An intrigue-filled romance with espionage and action for readers who love 'marriage of convenience' Regency romances, and second chance love stories.

      Forced into marriage to legitimise her dead fiance's unborn child, Emily feels only resentment towards the noble soldier whose marriage proposal has saved her from destitution. She regards Major Angus McCartney's actions as opportunistic as she mourns her one true love, Jack. But Jack led a secret, double life, as Angus well knows. And Angus is not an opportunist. Too shy to declare himself, he has loved Emily from afar for five long years. With the loss of Jack's child cementing Emily's anger towards Angus, the quiet soldier longs to win her with action and honour – rather than by revealing Jack's secret. However, it's an explosive revelation from Emily's past that threatens to destroy the burgeoning feeling between noble Angus and his reluctant bride. A revelation that threatens their very lives. An intrigue-filled romance with espionage and action for readers who love 'marriage of convenience' Regency romances, and second chance love stories.

    Author

    Beverley Oakley

    Beverley Oakley was seventeen when she bundled up her first her 500+ page romance and sent it to a publisher. Unfortunately drowning her heroine on the last page was apparently not in line with the expectations of romance readers so Beverley became a journalist. Twenty-six years later Beverley was delighted to receive her first publishing contract from Robert Hale (UK) for a romance in which she ensured her heroine was saved from drowning in the icy North Sea. Since 2009 Beverley has written more than thirteen historical romances, mostly set in England during the early nineteenth century. Mystery, intrigue and adventure spill from their pages and if she can pull off a thrilling race to save someone’s honour – or a worthy damsel from the noose – it’s time to celebrate with a good single malt Scotch. Beverley lives with her husband, two daughters and a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy the size of a pony opposite a picturesque nineteenth century lunatic asylum. She also writes Africa-set adventure-filled romances tarring handsome bush pilot heroes, and historical romances with less steam and more sexual tension, as Beverley Eikli.

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