When a forced engagement binds them together, a tell-all book might tear them apart...
William Gardener, the 12th Earl of Wolcott, comes from a long line of men who've had the misfortune of dying early. So he's done all he can to distract himself, including putting off marriage. There are many other things he's interested in instead: Stargazing. Botany. Bedding women. Etymology. Beekeeping. Teasing women. Gambling... However, none of that negates the need to do right by his title.
Miss Charlotte Primrose, daughter of a viscount, never had much luck on the Marriage Mart during her handful of Seasons due to her spectacles and curves, so she migrated toward books. Most days she spends at a lending library, book shops, attics of various relatives digging up handwritten journals. Books never disappoint, and they are safer than men. Regardless that she wants love, she refuses to marry a bounder merely to say she has a man like her sister did.
When a scandalous book of erotic confessions comes to light, a series of incidents lead both her and the earl into a compromising position that ends in a forced engagement neither wants. Charlotte busies herself with cataloguing the earl's library while studying the book. As for William, he soon finds himself enchanted by the woman ten years his junior and wishes to initiate her into pleasure. As the midsummer nights go by in carnal bliss, can two unlucky people decide to move forward together in life before they risk tossing away everything they secretly desire?
...unless they stop hiding from what they truly want regardless of what society demands.
Dashing Rogues and Ruined Librarians
Book 1 - Of Dukes and Forbidden Words
Book 2 - Scandal Amidst the Stacks
Book 3 - The Poetry Affair
Book 4 - Trysting with a Poisoned Pen
About the Author :
Sandra Sookoo is a USA Today bestselling author who firmly believes every person deserves acceptance and a happy ending. She's written for publication since 2008. Most days you can find her creating scandal and mischief in the Regency-era, serendipity and happenstance in Victorian era romances, or historical romantic suspense complete with mystery and intrigue. Reading is a lot like eating fine chocolates-you can't just have one. Good thing books don't have calories!When she's not wearing out computer keyboards, Sandra spends time with her real-life Prince Charming in Central Indiana where she's been known to bake cookies and make moments count because the key to life is laughter. A Disney fan since the age of ten, when her soul gets bogged down and her imagination flags, a trip to Walt Disney World is in order. Nothing fuels her dreams more than the land of eternal happy endings, hope and love stories.
