The Marquess Takes a Misstep

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Perilously close to losing his inheritance he turns his back on everything that matters to him to save her.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When about to choose his bride in London Hartley Montford newly minted Marquess of Pembury learns his neighbor's niece Lady Madeline Howard has gone missing Hart drops everything to go in search of her. Despite Maddie being an annoyingly frank-speaking and independent young woman who he would never add to his list of possible brides.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Hart's estate Pembury is badly in need of funds. As he and his father were at odds and the estate holds bad memories for him he prefers his bachelor's lifestyle in London. But he suddenly finds himself in urgent need of a wife. His Uncle William the Montford second son has stipulated in his will that Hart must cease his rakish lifestyle settle down marry and deal with his obligations by a certain date. Or he'll be cut out of the will.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When consulted Maddie's groom fears foul play. Suddenly despite the pile of unpaid bills the renovations needed for the estate and the clock ticking to fulfil his obligations Hart simply cannot give up until he finds her. But in London the popularity he once enjoyed seems to have frayed around the edges as word spreads about his treatment of Vivian Spencer the lady he was considering for a wife.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When Maddie's parents died her father made her Uncle Arthur Wakeham a cold indifferent man who rules her with an iron hand her guardian. When he takes up with some questionable fellows for nebulous reasons Maddie grows afraid for her safety. She flees with her maid to her aunt's house in Bath.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When Maddie and Hart meet while endeavoring to save her from her scurrilous uncle Hart asks Maddie to marry him. But did he take a grave misstep?</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>How can he convince Maddie his reason for marrying her was more than that of convenience?</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><u>Improper Lords</u></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 1 - The Duke's Masquerade</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 2 - The Marquess Takes a Misstep</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 3 - The Earl's Brazen Bargain</span></p>