Lady Dramatic

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Two guarded hearts. One undeniable pull. Can love break through their carefully built walls?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>She is bursting with feelings and prone to laughing or crying. He is regularly gripped with strong sentiments he keeps behind a mask of reserve. Very naturally they both go to great lengths to hide these deficiencies from one another.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Serenity Nicolet fourth daughter of the Duke of Pelham girds herself to face her season. She sat last year out as her twin Patience went forward. She'd hoped an extra year would bring progress in regulating her wildly swinging emotions-a sunset a sunrise even a dead bee in the garden can all set her off. It is unlikely that any gentleman will wish for a weeping bride.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Sadly she did not get far with her efforts.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Roland Garner Marquess of Thorpe and eldest son of the Duke of Mariton was haunted all his childhood by his sentimentality and the younger brother who delighted in pointing it out. He's older now though and has successfully donned a mask of reserve and disinterest as if nary a breeze ruffles his feathers. The </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>ton</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> has no idea what lurks underneath that cool exterior and he plans to keep it that way.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lord Charles the marquess' younger brother is perennially dissatisfied with his position in life. He ought to have been born first he'd make a better duke. As it is he soothes himself by competing with Thorpe on any and all fronts. When he spots his brother's interest in Lady Serenity the game is on.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Two people who are always teetering on the edge of strong emotions and a brother determined to get between them could have little hope of success. One would imagine.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tropes and Themes:</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Hidden Feelings / Masked Emotions</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Emotional Heroine</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Stoic Reserved Hero</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Sibling Rivalry</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Slow Burn Romance</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Protective Older Brother</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Wounded Hearts Healing</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Note: </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This series is part of Dragonblade's Sweet Dreams line so this is a sweet wholesome Historical Romance where passion beyond the bedroom door is left to the reader's imagination.</span></p><p></p>