To escape a forced marriage to her loathsome, social-climbing cousin, Cecelia Harcourt banks on selling a romantic novel. But when she's hit by a coach on the way home from meeting a potential publisher and loses her memory, the accident leads to an encounter with a fascinating man. . . who she’s convinced is the hero of her novel.
Due to his brother's influence, Lieutenant Adam Hunt finds himself honorably discharged from the army. Adam intends to make his way in the world without the help of a war-hero duke, brother or no. He finds his plans for independence sidetracked by a chance encounter with a lady whose memory has gone. She believes he's a hero. Can Adam become the man he was meant to be and fill that lofty role?
Due to his brother's influence, Lieutenant Adam Hunt finds himself honorably discharged from the army. Adam intends to make his way in the world without the help of a war-hero duke, brother or no. He finds his plans for independence sidetracked by a chance encounter with a lady whose memory has gone. She believes he's a hero. Can Adam become the man he was meant to be and fill that lofty role?
What a lovely fun story.
Miss Cecelia Harcourt is in quite desperate straits. Her parents died two years ago, and since then she and her young ,sick sister have been living with their uncle. He is not a nice man. He is insisting Cecelia marry his son just to take control of her dowry. She is hoping the romance novel she has written will be their salvation. If she can sell it.
Mr Adam Hunt is a dissatisfied man. His eldest brother is a war hero, his second brother a spy for the crown, but he has no purpose in life.
Miss Cecelia Harcourt is in quite desperate straits. Her parents died two years ago, and since then she and her young ,sick sister have been living with their uncle. He is not a nice man. He is insisting Cecelia marry his son just to take control of her dowry. She is hoping the romance novel she has written will be their salvation. If she can sell it.
Mr Adam Hunt is a dissatisfied man. His eldest brother is a war hero, his second brother a spy for the crown, but he has no purpose in life.
I will not spoil this by further describing the story. It's really very good fun. Only a little sex, but lots of romance. Our hero and heroine are truly memorable. We have met some of the secondary characters before, and I hope we will see more of all of them in the rest of the series.
Valerie Bowman is an award-winning author who writes Regency-set historical romance novels aka Racy Regency Romps!Valerie’s debut novel was published in 2012. Since then, her books have received starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus. She’s been an RT Reviewers’ Choice nominee for Best First Historical Romance and Best Historical Romance Love and Laughter. Two of her books have been nominated for the Kirkus Prize for fiction.
Valerie grew up in Illinois with six sisters (she’s number seven) and a huge supply of historical romance novels. After a cold and snowy stint earning a degree in English Language and Literature with a minor in history at Smith College, she moved to Florida the first chance she got. Valerie now lives in Jacksonville with her family including her rascally dogs. When she’s not writing, she keeps busy reading, traveling, or vacillating between watching crazy reality TV and PBS.
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