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She had a list. He wasn’t on it. Until he was. Lady Madeline knows precisely what she wants: an earl, status, stability. Derek McKnight offers none of it. Raised a farmer’s son, now Baron Ainsworth by royal decree, Derek carries his title with integrity and grit—but not polish. One misstep, one chivalrous mistake, and suddenly they’re married. Neither planned it. Neither is pleased.
She thinks he’s beneath her. He thinks she’s unreachable. And somehow, they both begin to see the truth. Madeline wasn’t meant to fall for a man with dirt under his nails. Derek wasn’t supposed to want a woman who judges before she listens. But behind her pride is vulnerability. Behind his bluntness is a heart ready to be seen. And slowly, against their own expectations, the walls they’ve built begin to crack.
They thought they knew what love looked like. They were wrong—and wonderfully so. What begins as indignation softens into fascination, then into something far deeper. Because sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan—and that’s the very thing that saves you. In the unexpected, in the inconvenient, in the places you swore you’d never look… love waits patiently.
She wanted an earl. She married a baron. And her heart never stood a chance.
🏰 If you’ve ever thought you knew exactly what you wanted—and life proved you delightfully wrong… this story is yours.
Each love story in this series can be read as a stand-alone. However, most readers prefer to read them in order.
🪶 I write love stories that heal slowly and speak gently—about courage, belonging, and becoming. They start with romance. They stay for heart.
It was an amazing story of love and redemption after betrayal and abandonment. But I had already read it. I wish she would tell when these are not new stories.
Delightful story! I enjoyed finding out about how Charles Whickerton and Beatrice came together. Beatrice has found herself in a situation where she may be forced, by her parents, to marry a much older man. When Charles first meets her, he is determined to make her his own. This is a beautiful, romantic tale and I highly recommend it.
Delightful story! I enjoyed finding out about how Charles Whickerton and Beatrice came together. Beatrice has found herself in a situation where she may be forced, by her parents, to marry a much older man. When Charles first meets her, he is determined to make her his own. This is a beautiful, romantic tale and I highly recommend it.
Another beautiful story by this intrepid author. I loved the previous books in this series but this one blows the others out of the water. Troy and Nora are such fabulous characters that you struggle to understand why they separated five years ago. Secrets & misunderstandings along with some twists and turns kept my interest from start to finish. I thought that Grandma Edie was wonderful! This is a fantastic story that you don’t want to miss, but it helps to have read the earlier stories, in order to understand the Whickerton family members.
