A debutante with a scandalous past is whisked away from London only to create new headlines on the Continent. After being expelled from a young ladies’ academy, it seems Miss Arabella Jardine will never find a well-connected husband. Not that she minds. A bluestocking at heart, she’d rather bury her nose in a medical text than wed. When Arabella is forced to accompany her family on a Grand Tour … her family on a Grand Tour in Switzerland, she unexpectedly encounters the irresistible rakehell-in-exile, Gabriel, the Earl of Langdale. Arabella soon realizes the only thing worse than getting married to a charismatic but unrepentant rake would be to fall in love with him.
Dubbed the Errant Earl by the ton, Gabriel Holmes-Fitzgerald is no stranger to scandal. However, when Gabriel is caught in flagrante with the utterly delectable Arabella Jardine, he’s obliged to offer for her hand. He’ll endeavor to do the right thing even though he’s not a prize catch. He’ll certainly never let Arabella get close enough to discover the demons of his dark past. Indeed, there is one particular demon out to destroy Gabriel by exposing a long-buried family secret.
Soon Gabriel and Arabella find they are not just battling overwhelming desire, but in a fight to save their future together.
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I really enjoyed this one! This is a classic Blue Stocking and Rake falling in love and I’m always a sucker for those! I really loved these two together! Gabriel was so excepting of Arabella’s humble beginnings and so encouraging of her desire to open an orphanage. She in turn was very supportive of Gabriel and his search for his Mother to protect the Earldom.
I always enjoy when you get some glimpses of the previous couples in a series and was glad to see hat in this one. There were a few steamy moments that were very HOT! I just personally wish there were more!! The middle was a little slow for me, but overall thought this was a fantastic read! I’m super excited for the rest of the series!
I received a complimentary ARC of this book and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.