Wanted – Respectable gentleman to wed an American heiress. No rakehells.
Myrtle Gray and her sisters have but one job. To aid in the expansion of their family’s assets, prestige, and influence by securing husbands with respectable titles. But Myrtle is not sure whether or not she can. With five years on the American marriage mart behind her, how can she be sure she’ll have more luck in London than she’s had in Texas?
Despite receiving the queen’s blessing, she’s had no suitors come forth. Not for her, anyway, and as such, Myrtle has found herself on the verge of spinsterhood. Enter Viscount Fredericks. By all accounts, he’s not worthy of her interest. He is rakish, with rumors abounding that he’s more interested in bedding women than wedding anyone. Add to that his issue of dubious parentage, and he is out of the question. At least he should be…
Samuel Fredericks is in a bind. Some cowards amongst his cousins have challenged his right to his inheritance. He must find someone to wed with haste. Miss Gray, his attractive new American neighbor, is intriguing, but she deserves better than him, a fact he knows from the moment he lays eyes on her.
When a murder victim lands at their feet, will they find the killer before they become the primary suspects? Only time shall tell the tale… but working together to catch a killer forces them closer, and their passion for one another only burns brighter.
Tropes you’ll enjoy:
- Fish Out of Water
- Forbidden Love
- Touch Her and Die
- Frenemies to Lovers
- The Rake Next Door
- Whodunit
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When a shield-maiden touched by the Valkyries is sent to Scotland to bring peace and find an advantageous marriage, a steamy, forbidden
love ignites that could alter the course of fate.
Astrid- Born of seers and Vikings of old, I never could have imagined my father ordering me to go to the distant shores of Scotland. Nor could I have foreseen that I would end up desiring renowned warrior Declan Mackay. Not only did he consider my people the enemy, but worse still, he was the son of the man I was to marry.
Declan- From themoment I locked eyes with Astrid Helvig, I knew she could very well be my ruin. How else could it be when I considered her and her people my enemy, yet I still craved her fiercely regardless? Yet when I learned she would be marrying my father, I knew I had to push past my desire for her, no matter what it took, even though I feared she already owned my heart.
Brought together by magic and destiny, Astrid and Declan have no choice but to navigate the turbulent times following the Battle of Largs when Scotland and Norway are more at odds than ever. If that isn’t enough, they must also try to deny their forbidden feelings for one another whilst aiding Scotland’s King Alexander in ways that will either help bring peace or do the very opposite.
Will they succeed in ushering in a brighter future for both their countries? Or will their own personal battle against their unstoppable love for each other leave nothing but mayhem in their wake?
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