A Very Plain Young Man

<h4>She's beautiful but practical. He's charismatic and disreputable. When duty conflicts with love will their hearts win?</h4><h4><br></h4><p>Somerset England 1808. Elfrida Hapgood keeps her eyes on the prize. Born to a penniless squire she's determined to follow common sense and marry an upstanding and steadfast gentleman. So when her brother-in-law's handsomely rakish sibling attempts to woo her she rigidly ignores the flutter in her chest.</p><p><br></p><p>Frederick Tierney enjoys a flippant and frivolous life. But when he needs to escape a vengeful former mistress the lovely older sister to his sibling's bride strikes him as an apt solution. Yet despite his efforts he's shocked to discover the oh-so-proper lady is impervious to his charms.</p><p>In spite of herself Elfrida begins to like the well-dressed man-about-town until an unsavory encounter reignites her doubts. And when Frederick realizes he has truly fallen for the alluring woman he struggles to prove there's more to him than his reputation.</p><p><br></p><p>Will this unlikely pair take a chance at forever?</p><p><br></p><p><em>A Very Plain Young Man</em> is the enchanting second book in The Hapgoods of Bramleigh clean Regency romance series. If you like heroes with chequered pasts playful tales and clever turns of phrase then you'll adore Christina Dudley's comedy of manners.</p>