His Unwanted Temptation
(2024)(The fourth book in the Heart's Compass series)
A novel by Aliyah Burke
FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ALIYAH BURKE
Book four in the Heart's Compass series
There are times that the unwanted is what’s desired most of all.
Rake Brenden St. Martin, known as Bryn to friends and family, doesn’t much care for the rules of London society. Many call him “The Mutt” when his back is turned. Plans to return to America were suddenly in question when he meets a young woman, his opposite in every way, who immediately calls to his protective side. And his possessive side.
Curvaceous wallflower Rosamunde Fletcher is a disappointment to her family, and they never let her forget it. Wishing for more of her life, she tries to help where she can but it isn’t easy when her own family is putting on airs to fool their peers. To save the family reputation, her father arranges a marriage for her to an unknown man. Determined to find one bit of happiness and some excitement, a quest if you will, before the life changing event, she strikes a bargain with Bryn, one she wants more and more the longer she spends time with him.
The agreement, foolish. Bryn shouldn’t have done it, but he isn’t able to say no to her and wants to do whatever necessary to see her smile. Soon, he is questioning his own feelings because simply being friends is no longer enough, he wants so much more and soon he will have to make a decision to change both of their lives.
Genre: Historical Romance
Book four in the Heart's Compass series
There are times that the unwanted is what’s desired most of all.
Rake Brenden St. Martin, known as Bryn to friends and family, doesn’t much care for the rules of London society. Many call him “The Mutt” when his back is turned. Plans to return to America were suddenly in question when he meets a young woman, his opposite in every way, who immediately calls to his protective side. And his possessive side.
Curvaceous wallflower Rosamunde Fletcher is a disappointment to her family, and they never let her forget it. Wishing for more of her life, she tries to help where she can but it isn’t easy when her own family is putting on airs to fool their peers. To save the family reputation, her father arranges a marriage for her to an unknown man. Determined to find one bit of happiness and some excitement, a quest if you will, before the life changing event, she strikes a bargain with Bryn, one she wants more and more the longer she spends time with him.
The agreement, foolish. Bryn shouldn’t have done it, but he isn’t able to say no to her and wants to do whatever necessary to see her smile. Soon, he is questioning his own feelings because simply being friends is no longer enough, he wants so much more and soon he will have to make a decision to change both of their lives.
Genre: Historical Romance