To soothe some of her feelings, a large sum of money will also be paid to her soon-to-be-late-husband’s surviving relatives, should he wish. Georgie does express uncertainty and sadness that this choice is the only course of action that will deter her cousin. Wary that Josiah will maneuver her into a situation where she will be forced to marry him, Georgie plans to outwit him by marrying a man already sentenced to death at Newgate. She’s easily one of the richest women in society which makes her a target for fortune hunters and her scheming cousin, Josiah. Shipping heiress Georgiana Caversteed has inherited her father’s very profitable business.

A lot happens, though, and as a selfish reader, I didn’t appreciate the details that competed with the romance. The characters were cheeky and the fake courtship between Georgie and Ben incited a riot of butterflies in my stomach. The biggest compliment I can give this book is that it was fun as all get out.

The cover of This Earl of Mine won me over before I even read the description, as I’m a bit of a book magpie. She currently splits her time between Illinois and her native England and writes despite three inexhaustible children and that husband… who still owes her that dollar.Theme: Marriage of Convenience, Mistaken/False Identity Before writing romance, Kate was director and valuer at her own UK Auction House, Batemans in Stamford, Lincolnshire.

When not traveling to exotic locations ‘for research’, Kate leads a not-so-secret double life as a fine art appraiser and on-screen antiques expert for several TV shows in the UK, each of which has up to 2.5 million viewers. Her books feature her favorite intelligent heroines, (badasses in bodices!) wickedly inappropriate banter, and heroes you want to both strangle and kiss. Kate wrote her first historical romance in response to a $1 bet with her husband who rashly claimed she’d ‘never finish the thing.’ She gleefully proved him wrong. Her Renaissance romp, The Devil To Pay, is a Romance Writer’s of America 2019 RITA® Finalist and her Regency-set A Counterfeit Heart (Secrtes & Spies series) won the 2018 Book Buyer’s Best contest for Best Historical Romance. Bateman), is the #1 bestselling author of Regency, Victorian, and Renaissance historical romance.

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