Everything But the Earl

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Not quite a marriage of convenience...</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When Grace Midwood finds her betrothed kissing another she doesn't know what to do. Her parents want her married off this Season but obviously </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>that </em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>match is out of the question. But where will she find a husband?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Owen Thomas the Earl of Caernarfon and a Welshman who spends most of his time in London has no interest in marriage. But Grace catches his eye at a ball and before he knows it she's compromised and he's proposing marriage. Not that he minds. Grace is smart witty and very beautiful.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>After a hasty marriage he sends her to live at his estate in Wales a place Grace is greatly looking forward to exploring. Each thinks their marriage is the perfect solution to their dilemma. Grace gets to live her life as she pleases and Owen can return to London and fulfill his duties in Parliament.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Then something strange happens-they start to miss each other. Owen and Grace keep up a steady correspondence while they are separated and through these letters they finally get to know each other. In fact getting a letter from Grace soon becomes the highlight of his week. Is he falling for her after all?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>But suddenly the letters stop. And after three weeks Owen becomes worried. But it enough to make him go to Wales to finally claim his bride?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tropes you'll love:</strong></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Marriage of convenience</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Accidental compromise / forced marriage</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Epistolary romance</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Falling in love after marriage</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Long-distance yearning</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Independent heroine / reluctant hero</span></li></ul><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><u>The Night Fire Club</u></strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 1: I Never Forget a Duke</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 2: Everything But the Earl</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 3: No Less than a Marquess</span></p>