Six Weeks with a Lord

Grace Alnott is out of time. To save her younger brother Henry from an abusive guardian Lord Rayner, her merchant father’s will demands she must marry a peer. Handsome but destitute Everett Hetherington, Earl of Westbury agrees to her offer of a marriage of convenience but stipulates she must live with him for six weeks. No matter how honourable he seems she can’t allow him to get too close, because the aristocracy cannot be trusted. Six weeks. Major Everett Hetherington, new Earl of Westbury, has exactly six weeks to convince the very independent Grace Alnott to spend the rest of her life with him. A well written engrossing read it was hard to believe this is a debut novel as it was so accomplished. The characters are very well developed & are very likeable. The pace of the story flows effortlessly & kept me absorbed all the way through. There were misconceptions, misunderstandings & secrets which all mae this a brilliant first novel. I look forward to more from the author My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

This story captures all the best of historical romance. The hero and heroine who by chance find each other and enter into a marriage of convenience that will satisfy their immediate needs. With "I have to marry a lord" being the first line in the story said by Grace Arnott, I knew this was going to be intriguing. But it was infinitely so much more. Grace's father had been a successful merchant that had recently passed away and had left in his will that she must marry a peer in order to obtain her inheritance and control of her younger brother Henry. Henry had been put in the guardianship of a despicable lord who wanted Grace for himself. Desperate, the word is circulated so that she might find that man quickly. Everett Hetherington, the Earl of Westbury is forced to look for a rich match to help him get out of financial trouble due to the mess his father and older brother had left before their deaths. Both attending a ball, Grace is the first person he sees and the stage is set. But Grace has many stipulations regarding their marriage of convenience. She will give Everett six weeks living at his estate and he is determined to win her over to be a "real" wife. Of course Grace is very jaded against aristocrats due to being looked down upon for so long as merchant class. Sound simple? Well it is anything but. This story had a little of it all. Secrets, suspense and such strong emotions that will pull at your heart. There is a lot at stake for Everett to convince Grace to stay as a real wife, but most of all the love he has begun to feel for her. Can the two truly find love and can Grace save her brother from his appointed guardian? Prepare to not be able to put this story down as you turn the first page. I cannot wait for more from this author and know you will feel the same!!

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