An Unexpected Lady
(2024)(The third book in the BlueStockings Being Bold series)
A novel by Dee Harper Lewis
She has a history to discover, and he has a mystery to unravel. Their love is thwarted by the sins of the past.
Shy and awkward, the beautiful Charlotte Winterbrooke is not looking forward to her first London Season. She would like nothing more than to return to her quiet life in Canterbury with her adoptive mother. When she sees Viscount Gregory—a gentleman who looks so much like her that he could be her twin, her world is turned upside down. She must question her adoption and unravel the question of her origins in a society where illegitimacy can only cause scandal and heartbreak. To make matters worse, she seems to be falling in love . . .
Handsome, wealthy, eccentric, and endearingly overbearing, Maxwell Shockley encounters Charlotte and immediately sees a connection with his closest friend, Viscount Gregory. He becomes convinced she is the illegitimate daughter of his godfather, the Earl of Haxton, and determines to protect their family and discover the secret of her birth, however damaging and scandalous it may be. There’s just one problem—he may be falling head over heels in love with a scheming blackmailer.
With blackmail, scandal, and secrets surrounding them, can Charlotte and Max protect their deepening love and have a future together?
An Unexpected Lady is a wallflower impossible love romance filled with suspense, heartache, and the enduring power of love amidst society's ruthless scrutiny.
This is a fade-to-black romance with a Spice level 1.
TW: contains references to early childhood abuse.
Readers of Victorian Romance, Regency Romance, and Historical Romance will enjoy this story of true love with elements of mystery, a history to unravel, and a problem that love must conquer.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Shy and awkward, the beautiful Charlotte Winterbrooke is not looking forward to her first London Season. She would like nothing more than to return to her quiet life in Canterbury with her adoptive mother. When she sees Viscount Gregory—a gentleman who looks so much like her that he could be her twin, her world is turned upside down. She must question her adoption and unravel the question of her origins in a society where illegitimacy can only cause scandal and heartbreak. To make matters worse, she seems to be falling in love . . .
Handsome, wealthy, eccentric, and endearingly overbearing, Maxwell Shockley encounters Charlotte and immediately sees a connection with his closest friend, Viscount Gregory. He becomes convinced she is the illegitimate daughter of his godfather, the Earl of Haxton, and determines to protect their family and discover the secret of her birth, however damaging and scandalous it may be. There’s just one problem—he may be falling head over heels in love with a scheming blackmailer.
With blackmail, scandal, and secrets surrounding them, can Charlotte and Max protect their deepening love and have a future together?
An Unexpected Lady is a wallflower impossible love romance filled with suspense, heartache, and the enduring power of love amidst society's ruthless scrutiny.
This is a fade-to-black romance with a Spice level 1.
TW: contains references to early childhood abuse.
Readers of Victorian Romance, Regency Romance, and Historical Romance will enjoy this story of true love with elements of mystery, a history to unravel, and a problem that love must conquer.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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