Miss Gail Aton is not only responsible for the arrogant Viscount Fontaine's dip in the cool water, but he witnesses her most embarrassing moment when she upends the contents of her stomach on his shoes after he so gallantly rescues her from a cad at her coming-out ball. To make things worse, her moment of ruin is overshadowed by her sister's unexpected engagement to her savior, the very man Gail loathes.
The last thing Max wants to do is marry, but his father has threatened to do worse than disown him if he does not comply with his wishes. In need of a wife, Max comes to the rescue of yet another damsel in distress by offering marriage. Little does he know the beautiful creature is the sister of the one woman in London he'd prefer to never see again. But the more time he spends with his betrothed, the more he realizes she is nothing he wants in a wife. Now the irksome sister, the one who threw him from his horse and soiled his shoes, is another story.
Kate Noble is a brilliant, fresh voice in historical romance. Her characters are fun and unexpected. She brings history to life with laughter. COMPROMISED is a love-hate relationship at its best -- sweet, hilarious and full of romance.
From a dazzling new voice in historical fiction comes a
pair of mismatched lovers who find themselves caught in a
most scandalous position. Miss Gail Alton
is not having a good day. Or a good year. First, her new
stepmother strong-arms her into attending the Season as a
foil to her beautiful sister Evangeline. Then, while
riding her mare in the park, she gets toppled by a stuffy,
self-important, too-handsome-by-half "gentleman" who has
the audacity to blame her for their fall into the chilly
lake! Little does she know that the very same man will
soon be found in a compromising position with Gail's
sister. Forced into asking for Evangeline's
hand in marriage, Maximillian, Viscount Fontaine, can't
take his mind off the irksome girl who threw him from his
horse and who can match wits with him at every turn. He's
determined to follow through with his best intentions, yet
he can't deny that every encounter with Gail makes him
want to cast propriety aside-and whisk away the sister of
his soon-to-be bride.
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