Miss Hawthorne's Unlikely Husband

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Will this unlikely match withstand secrets of the past?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The privileged daughter of a viscount Elodia has been in love with Richard Thornfield her best friend's handsome charming and loving brother ever since the first time she met him. But just as she gains the courage to confess her feelings a series of twists leave her with a broken heart and a shattered image of her happy childhood with her parents. Despite this setback she is determined to make a way for herself even if it doesn't include Richard Thornfield.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As a wealthy businessman Richard has always had a very clear idea of his rights and what he does and doesn't deserve. When he decides to give up his mistress and turn his mind to matrimony he knows what to expect from the women of the ton; materialism duty possibly companionship but little else. The last thing he expects is a love confession from Elodia Hawthorne his younger sister's clever alluring and mischievous friend. He has always admired and felt close to her but it's obviously not love. Or is it?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The rules of the game are clear; the son of a merchant has no business being with a daughter of the nobility. But stranger things have happened besides this unlikely match. When love starts to blossom despite all odds will it be strong enough to withstand the destruction left by secrets of the past</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>...with a little help from their friends?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tropes you'll love:</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Best friend's sibling romance</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Class differences / forbidden love</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Longtime unrequited love</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Wealthy self-made hero</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Damaged family past / secrets revealed</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Love against society's rules</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✔️ Friends-to-lovers with a twist</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 Flame line so this is a scorching-hot read with open-door steam.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><u>The Troublemakers Trilogy</u></strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 1 - Miss Thornfield's Daring Bargain</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 2 - Miss Mason's Secret Baron</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 3 - Miss Hawthorne's Unlikely Husband</span></p>