In this dazzling Victorian romance from a New York Times bestselling author, one unlucky lady believes her fate is finally changing until the rake that broke her heart returns to townโperfect for fans of Julia Quinn and Amanda Quick.
Third timeโs a charm? For Lady Kay Matheson, it had better be. Her first engagement was a failed elopement; the second ruined by gossip about the first. Resigned to be a disgraced spinster, no one is more surprised than Kay when an American millionaire offers for her hand. Just when sheโs convinced she will finally make it down the aisle, the scoundrel who broke her heart arrives with his own fiancรฉe.
Devlin Sharpe has finally become a success. He has wealth, connections, and a lovely bride-to-beโand he wonโt let an old flame derail all his hard work. But it turns out time has not dampened his grudge toward Kayโor the desire sparking between them. And one searing kiss threatens to ruin their wedding plans and their futures, and make Kay the bad-luck bride all over again.