Evie took over her father’s bookshop when he died. She lives a small life, but it’s on her terms. When the Duke of Westbourne enters her shop, everything changes. He appears with a group of younger men, who ridicule the shop and later Evie. The Duke, Maximillian Shaw, who is helping these young men stay out of trouble, becomes annoyed with their behavior. He makes a wager with them that the young bookshop owner could become a catch of the season with a little help.
At first, Evie isn’t interested in helping the Duke win a bet against his friends. But then her bookshop floods and a vacation from life suddenly doesn’t seem that bad. Max never thought that helping one damsel in distress would change his life, but it does.
BOOKSHOP CINDERELLA by Linda Lee Guhrke is the first book in a new Scandal at the Savoy series that’s sure to please historical romance readers. It reads like a rom-com from the makeover in the modiste, to the dancing lessons, and to a jealous rival. If you’re a fan of She’s All That or My Fair Lady, you won’t want to miss this book.
Fans of Lisa Kleypas and Julia Quinn will adore this opposites-attract romance featuring a dashing duke, a shy bookshop owner, and a wager that will change their lives forever.Evie Harlow runs a quaint little bookshop in London, which is the biggest adventure an unmarried woman with no prospects could hope for. Until Maximillian Shaw, Duke of Westbourne, saunters into her shop with a proposition: to win a bet with his friends, he’ll turn her into the diamond of the season. The duke might be devilishly attractive, but Evie has no intention of accepting his ludicrous offer. When disaster strikes her shop, however, she’s left with little choice but to let herself be whisked into his high-society world.Always happy to help a lady in distress, Max thinks he’s saving Evie from her dull spinster’s life. He’ll help her find a husband and congratulate himself on a job well done. But as shy Evie becomes the shining star he always knew she could be, she somehow steals his heart. And when her reputation is threatened, can Max convince her to choose a glittering, aristocratic life with him over the cozy comfort of her bookshop?
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