Tempting a Lonely Lord

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>A determined viscount...</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>William Dudley never expected to inherit the title of Viscount-or the neglected estate in Kent that came with it. But duty is something he has never shied away from. Now responsible for his spirited young brother William is juggling guardianship estate matters and his ongoing secret work for the Crown. Though he has officially resigned as an agent he still deciphers coded messages and remains relentless in his pursuit of a criminal smuggling ring wreaking havoc along the coast. Marriage is the last thing on his mind-until fate quite literally drops into his arms.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>A fateful fall...</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lady Bella Conolly's search for her mischievous dog Lacey leads her to the newly inhabited neighboring estate. But when her chase ends with a misstep down an embankment she finds herself swept into the arms of a stranger. A golden-haired Adonis with striking blue eyes a devilish grin and the kind of effortless charm that could make any woman weak in the knees.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Yet beneath his easy smile and godlike beauty there's something else-something elusive. A quiet intensity that speaks of secrets carefully guarded. Bella should know better than to be drawn in by mystery and charm alone yet she cannot deny the pull of curiosity... or attraction.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>A dangerous dilemma...</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Yet Bella's troubles are far from over. Her uncle is determined to marry her off to a ruthless earl with sinister motives and a chilling hold over her family. As danger tightens its grip Bella must decide whether she can trust the debonair and dashing viscount who has unexpectedly entered her world. Together they must navigate secrets schemes and the undeniable pull of a love neither of them expected.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Can William unravel the web of deceit before it's too late? Or will Bella be lost to the shadows of a perilous plot?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tropes / Story Hooks:</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✅ Spy hero</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✅ Inherited title / reluctant viscount</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✅ Spirited heroine</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✅ Villainous arranged marriage</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✅ Danger and intrigue</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>✅ Forced proximity</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>