Violet’s eyes narrowed as she came to a stop before them. August liked him well enough, but he knew he was in for a fight when it came to her freedom. Taking the information as a bit of a reprieve, Evan had gone back to his rooms to make himself fresh for the call today and rehearse the words he had planned to win her over. To Violet, Evan said, “I have come to see August, but Reginald has told me-yet again-that she is not at home.” Evan had called yesterday afternoon, bruised and with an ache in his head from the after-fight celebrations, and had been told that the entire family was not at home for the rest of the evening. Now he understood Leigh’s reason for coming along. When Leigh had mentioned joining him to pay his call, Evan had thought the request odd but had been too focused on his intention to put up a fight. He was too consumed with watching Violet rush toward them in a flurry of creamy silk edged with navy. The corner of Leigh’s mouth kicked up, but he did not answer. “Now you’ve done it,” Leigh muttered dryly. Reginald gave him a stiff bow and slowly backed his way down the corridor as if he knew what was about to happen. Sam Hill? It did not take a bloody genius to understand that now was not the time to question that peculiar turn of phrase. Taken unawares, Evan and Leigh glanced up to see the lovely young woman hurrying down the stairs and descending upon him like an avenging angel. What in the Sam Hill are you doing here?” Violet’s irritated voice sounded throughout the entryway of the Crenshaws’ townhome. (Jan.What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life.
Agent: Nicole Resciniti, the Seymour Agency. The result is a fun, fresh historical romance that gives both formidable characters their due. When their attraction deepens into a true connection, Evan struggles with guilt over knowing that August does not want to be married, while August feels pressured to choose between love and career. Though August loves her work at her father’s company and is uninterested in marriage, Evan is captivated by her strength, wit, and willfulness, and switches his suit from Violet to August, setting off a seductive game of emotional tug-of-war. When August encounters Evan, she realizes she’s met him once before without knowing his name-and the two shared a blistering kiss. His mother arranges for him to marry American heiress Violet Crenshaw-but Violet’s heart belongs to another, and her bluestocking older sister, August, makes it her mission to save Violet from the match. Evan Sterling, Duke of Rothschild, is drowning in debt left by his irresponsible father and must make a wealthy match if he hopes to provide for his mother and sisters. George (the To Wed a Viking series) delivers a new twist on a love triangle in the addictive introduction to her Gilded Age Heiresses series.
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