Not Quite a Countess: An Arranged Marriage Rake Hero Georgian Regency Romance
About this ebook
Three rivals for an earldom.
And one dashing cavalryman threatening to overset it all...
At fourteen, Arabella Audley inherited her father's Scottish barony—but was denied his English earldom. Shuffled between five quarrelsome guardians for six long years while Parliament dithers over determining the Earl of Audley's rightful heir, Belle's tired of being reduced to the role of pawn. This year, at the King's Birthday Ball, Baroness Culmaily will finally risk a gambit of her own...
The prize? Her beloved Audley Priory, and the chance to serve its people. The plan? To ally herself with one of her rivals to the earldom. A perfectly sensible scheme—until a rakishly handsome cavalry officer starts haunting Belle's dreams, challenging everything she thought she wanted.
Caught between legacy and love, audacious Belle must decide how far she'll go to secure the life—and heart—she truly desires.
About the author
Award-winning historical romance author Bliss Bennet writes smart, edgy novels for readers who love history as much as they love romance. Despite being born and bred in New England, Bliss has always been fascinated by the history of that country across the pond, particularly the politically-volatile period known as the English Regency. Though she's visited Britain several times, Bliss continues to make her home in New England along with her spouse and an ever-multiplying collection of historical reference books.
Bliss's Regency-set historical romances have been praised as "savvy, sensual, and engrossing" by USA Today, "catnip for the Historical Romance reader" by Bookworlder, "romantic, funny, touching, and extremely well-researched" by All About Romance, and "everything you want in a great historical romance" by The Reading Wench. Her books have won the Holt Medallion; Hearts Through History’s Romance Through the Ages Award; InD’Tale Magazine Crowned Heart of Excellence Award; and have been named Must Read Romances by USA Today Happy Ever After and Desert Island Keepers by All About Romance. Her book Not Quite a Scandal was named a semifinalist in Publishers Weekly’s BookLife Prize.
Bliss's latest book is Not Quite a Countess, a prequel to the lauded Audacious Ladies of Audley series.
