Wicked (Reluctant Brides Trilogy Book 1)

Wicked (Reluctant Brides Trilogy Book 1)

New York Times bestselling author, CHERYL HOLT, delights readers once again with the first sizzling story in her new â€œReluctant Bridesâ€ trilogyâ€¦

Rose Ralston has spent her life at Miss Peabodyâ€™s School for Girlsâ€”first as a student, then as a teacher. But with Miss Peabodyâ€™s passing, the school has been closed, the students sent away, and Rose is facing an uncertain future. As Miss Peabodyâ€™s will is read, Rose had been told to expect a small bequest, but sheâ€™s stunned to discover that her inheritance is a dowry thatâ€™s already been paid to an elderly widower. The man is in quick need of an heir, and Rose can agree to wed or sheâ€™ll get nothing and will have no money and nowhere to go. Sheâ€™s never lived on her own, and without family or friends to assist her, sheâ€™s out of options. Reluctantly, she agrees to the marriage and heads off to the manâ€™s Summerfield estate.

James Talbot grew up at Summerfield. But as an orphan, his position was never exactly clear. The owner, Stanley Oswald, constantly tormented James with the secrets of his parentage. Rumors abound that heâ€™s Stanleyâ€™s natural-born son, but the truth has been impossible to unravel. Needing to escape Stanleyâ€™s manipulations, James has spent the past decade in the army. But Stanley has lured him home, and when James learns of Stanleyâ€™s pending marriage, he canâ€™t help but be intrigued. Heâ€™s eager to engage in a little mischief, and nothing would give him greater pleasure than to ruin the match before it begins.

Rose is fascinated by handsome, virile James, but bound to wed elderly, decrepit Stanley. As Stanley woos her and James interferes, any wild ending seems possible. For Roseâ€”who only ever wanted a home of her ownâ€”she just might end up with more than she ever dreamed.

RELUCTANT BRIDESâ€¦ When love is the key and dowry the bait, who can predict what a woman might do?
Country USA
Manufacturer BookBaby
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-04-22
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	BookBaby
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-04-22
Format	Kindle eBook

Wicked (Reluctant Brides Trilogy Book 1)

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