The Arrival of an Unusual Earl

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Lady Melodie Emerson is like a wounded animal—hurt and fearful. She thought she’d inherit everything after her father’s death, but it was not to be. Now some common stranger will be the Earl of Cranston, with the power to throw Melodie and her sister onto the streets. When the disturbingly handsome, charming Simon Brent arrives to survey his new domain, she knows she must fight this commoner all the way to retain control of her destiny, never mind the attraction she feels for him.

Simon Brent, the rising architect, is of the “middling sort.” When he inherits the earldom of Cranston, he’s in shock; he’s a commoner, not a noble born and bred. How will he cope? Plus, the fates of the Emerson sisters, who call Cranston Place home, now lay in his hands. He has no intention of throwing them out, but Lady Melodie’s chilly reception makes him reconsider. If only she wasn’t the most beautiful, intelligent woman he’s ever met. Can he hope to turn her hate to love?