The Viscount and the Wallflower
(2025)(The fourth book in the Unlikely Betrothal series)
A novel by Christina Diane
A bluestocking woman. A playwright bachelor. A romance written in the stars.
Lily
Lady Lily Fairfax has given up on the ton, even if her father hasn’t. With her father’s determination to seal a betrothal to the Earl of Knox, Lily isn’t sure her dreams of love and literature are within her reach…
Until she meets the debonair Alex, Viscount of Callan at a country house party.
Soon Lily finds her budding friendship with the witty, intelligent, and charming Alex in danger of becoming something more. Can Lily forgo her duty in favor of her heart? Or will the fire between her and the Viscount burn out before it’s begun?
Alex
All Alex wants is to find a love like the ones he writes about in his plays, but he is convinced such things don’t exist. Until one house party changes everything…
When a chance meeting brings Alex face to face with the enigmatic Lady Lily, sparks fly. A breath of fresh air, Alex can’t help but feel drawn to her spectacled curiosity and love of tragedies.
Will the past repeat itself and leave Alex burned again? Or will he finally get the happy ever after he’s been looking for?
Note: This is a spicy novella with 5+ explicit scenes and a guaranteed HEA!
Tropes:
Lily
Lady Lily Fairfax has given up on the ton, even if her father hasn’t. With her father’s determination to seal a betrothal to the Earl of Knox, Lily isn’t sure her dreams of love and literature are within her reach…
Until she meets the debonair Alex, Viscount of Callan at a country house party.
Soon Lily finds her budding friendship with the witty, intelligent, and charming Alex in danger of becoming something more. Can Lily forgo her duty in favor of her heart? Or will the fire between her and the Viscount burn out before it’s begun?
Alex
All Alex wants is to find a love like the ones he writes about in his plays, but he is convinced such things don’t exist. Until one house party changes everything…
When a chance meeting brings Alex face to face with the enigmatic Lady Lily, sparks fly. A breath of fresh air, Alex can’t help but feel drawn to her spectacled curiosity and love of tragedies.
Will the past repeat itself and leave Alex burned again? Or will he finally get the happy ever after he’s been looking for?
Note: This is a spicy novella with 5+ explicit scenes and a guaranteed HEA!
Tropes:
- Bluestocking/Bookish FMC
Spirited Heroine
Hidden Identity
Parental Expectations
Spectacled Heroine
House Party
*Each book in the Unlikely Betrothal series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order and read in Kindle Unlimited!- Book 1: The Earl and the Vixen
Book 2: The Rake and the Muse
Book 3: The Marquess and the Earl
Book 4: The Viscount and the Wallflower
Book 5: The Duke and the Widow
Genre: Historical Romance
- Book 1: The Earl and the Vixen