To Charm a Naughty Countess (Matchmaker Trilogy)
It isn’t easy finding a wealthy woman to wed when most of society believes you are crazy. Michael Layward, duke of Wyverne, discovers this particular axiom when he arrives in London, only to find that everyone in the town still thinks of him as “Mad Michael.” Unfortunately, if Michael is to have any hope at all of saving his duchy from ruin, he needs to marry a lady with buckets of money. Fortunately for Michael, Caroline Graves, countess of Stratton, is willing to help him rebuild his reputation despite the fact that he almost destroyed hers 11 years ago. There’s only one problem with Caroline’s plan. Each lady Caroline introduces to Michael seems to have all the necessary qualities he needs in a wife except one: she isn’t Caroline. The latest in Romain’s (It Takes Two to Tango, 2013) Matchmaker trilogy will wow readers with its perfectly imperfect protagonists and emotionally compelling plot. With this superbly written novel it is easy to see why Romain is one of the rising stars of Regency historical romance. --John Charles