The Lord's Reluctant Lady

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>He's her best friend's brother and the man she has long adored. Can she hide her true feelings to act the part of his betrothed?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tristan de Neville has it all: dashing good looks; bucket-loads of charm; a loving family and wealth to rival the King himself. Now 26 years of age it's high time he took a wife. But Tristan has no intention of accepting just anyone. He wants to marry for love.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As the orphaned ward of the Earl of Wolvesley Mirrie grew up alongside the beautiful de Neville siblings - all the while pretending that the first son and heir did not make her heart pound. When the sting of unrequited love grew too painful she left the gaiety of Wolvesley Castle to live a simpler life at Ember Hall. But now Tristan has followed her - with a proposal that leaves her reeling.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>To evade his parents' command that he find a bride at their Midsummer Ball Tristan decides to announce a faux betrothal. And who better to join him in this ruse than his oldest friend? Caught up in his enthusiasm Mirrie wonders why she should deny herself this chance to dance with man she loves. But misfortune awaits them at Wolvesley and in the days ahead Mirrie must harden her heart in order to protect it.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tristan soon discerns new depths to his feelings for Mirrie. However the rocky road of love proves to be unknown territory for this seasoned knight. Romance he discovers cannot be planned like a battle.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Will he learn his lesson in time or is this one campaign he is fated to lose?</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)>Best Friend's Brother</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Childhood Friends to Lovers</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Unrequited Love / Secret Longing</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Orphaned Heroine</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Fake Betrothal / Pretend Engagement</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Knightly Hero</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Social Pressure / Family Expectations</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ballroom Romance (Midsummer Ball)</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Forbidden / Risky Love</span></li></ul>