A Lady Most Unlikely
In 1813 London, Lady Cordelia Ashbourne becomes the talk of the ton not for her beauty or grace, but for rejecting five suitors in a single week. Her scandalous refusals....
In 1813 London, Lady Cordelia Ashbourne becomes the talk of the ton not for her beauty or grace, but for rejecting five suitors in a single week. Her scandalous refusals leave high society scandalized, her family humiliated, and her future hanging by a thread. Cordelia, clever and unapologetically bold, couldn’t care less about marriage. Her dream is independence, but with her family on the verge of financial ruin, she’s forced into the glittering chaos of the marriage market. Her mission? Find a rich, respectable husband or risk losing their beloved estate. Enter Lord Benedict Langston, the brooding and notorious Duke of Thornevale. After a political scandal nearly destroyed his name, he’s hunting for a quiet duchess to restore his reputation not a sharp-tongued, chaos-bringing debutante. Their first meeting? A disaster involving spilled wine, mistaken identities, and public humiliation. What follows is a season full of witty banter, secret letters, stolen dances, and growing attraction as Cordelia and Benedict find themselves repeatedly drawn together by fate, mischief, and meddling relatives. But secrets lurk beneath every smile a blackmailer stalks Cordelia, and Benedict’s past may ruin them both. Can love bloom in the heart of scandal? Or will reputation, pride, and duty tear them apart?
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