This Earl of Mine (Bow Street Bachelors Book 1)

Description

Shipping heiress Georgiana Caversteed is sick of lecherous fortune hunters, and desperate to escape a cruel cousin determined to force her into marriage. If only she could find a way to be . . . widowed? Georgie hatches a madcap scheme to wed a condemned criminal before he’s set to be executed. All she has to do is find an eligible bachelor in prison to marry her, and she’ll be free. What could possibly go wrong?

Benedict William Henry Wylde, second son of the late Earl of Morcott, is in Newgate prison undercover, working for Bow Street. Georgie doesn’t realize who he is when she marries him—and she most certainly never expects to bump into her very-much-alive, and very handsome, husband of convenience at a society gathering weeks later. Soon Wylde finds himself courting his own wife, hoping to win her heart since he already has her hand. But how can this seductive rogue convince brazen, beautiful Georgie that he wants to be together . . . until actual death do they part?

“Bateman’s scintillating Bow Street Bachelors Regency is full of intense emotions and dramatic twists. Intelligent characters make this fast-paced novel shine, especially for fans of clever women and the men who sincerely admire them.” —Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)