A duke becomes unraveled by love in this delightful historical romance from USA Today bestselling author Eva Devon...
Dressmaker Miss Lily Martin knows too well the sordid dealings of LondonтАЩs corrupt underbelly. She should have known borrowing from one of the cityтАЩs most reviled moneylenders was risky. Horribly so. Now the loan has come dueтАФand thereтАЩs nothing standing between Miss Lily and her darling sisterтАЩs ruin. Until a dashing American with flashing, defiant eyes intervenes...
Ship captain James Blakefield may be the new Duke of Ashbridge, but heтАЩs only in London for six weeks to secure his estate before returning to America, and far from the watchful eye of the ton. HeтАЩll be damned if heтАЩll attend another society event where eligible ladies fling themselves at his title. But when he discovers Miss LilyтАЩs desperate predicament, James realizes he might have the perfect arrangement.
By assuming the legal guardianship of LilyтАЩs sister, he can keep them both safe and ensure someone cares for the estate. But it means having Lily under the same roof for the next six weeks. No chaperones. No betrothal. As their undeniable attraction charges the very air between them, both propriety and restraint are threatened. But scandal is the least of their concerns when JamesтАЩs secret threatens to pull everything apart at the seams...
Each book in the Once Upon a Wallflower series is STANDALONE:
* The Beast and The Bookseller
* The Duke and the Dressmaker
* The Rake and the Rose