Because an unmarried Earl must be in want of a bride . . .Every debutante in the ton wants to be the Countess of Hartford-and mistress of Hartsworth Castle. Never mind that Hart has no interest in marrying just yet, the young ladies hunt him as ruthlessly as a pack of hounds after the elusive fox. What he needs is a hired bride-one who is guaranteed to call it off at the end of the Season.Because a girl with no prospects will do what she must to help her family . . .Miss Emily Spencer must do something. Her mother's health is failing and the notorious Duke of Danby is growing dangerously close. Why not hide in plain sight and pretend to be the Earl of Hartford's betrothed? And getting paid for her troubles? It's just what she needs to make her family comfortable again.Because love comes when you least expect it . . .Sparks fly when the two put their plan in motion-and deeper emotions grow. But how can they be together when the path they've forged only leads to their inevitable separation? Deb Marlowe loves History, England and Men in Boots. Clearly she was meant to write Regency Historical Romance.A Golden Heart winner and Rita nominee, Deb grew up in Pennsylvania with her nose in a book. Luckily, she'd read enough romances to recognize the true modern hero she met at a college Halloween party-even though he wore a tuxedo t-shirt instead of breeches and tall boots. They married, settled in North Carolina and produced two handsome, intelligent and genuinely amusing boys. Though she spends much of her time with her nose in her laptop, for the sake of her family she does occasionally abandon her inner world for the domestic adventure of laundry, dinner and carpool. Despite her sacrifice, not one of the men in her family is yet willing to don breeches or tall boots. She's working on it. Deb loves to hear from readers! You can contact her at deb@debmarlowe.com
