

Except romance between a guardian and his ward would be most improper. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Fiona has no interest in marriage-she's only just been liberated from her lifelong isolation! But when she causes a near scandal and Tobias comes to the rescue, an unexpected attraction sparks between them.

Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where Londons most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and. Until she realizes her new guardian, a dashing earl, plans for her to wed with the utmost haste. Book Synopsis Societys most exclusive invitation. Provincial Miss Fiona Wingate is eager to swap her boring small town for an exciting London Season. Except his ward is a hellion who cannot behave. By surviving the East End of London, Selina Blackwell has learned to be a chameleon, and in her current iteration as a fortune-teller, she’s able to provide a Season for her sister. Surely he can rehabilitate his scandalous reputation, secure a match for his ward, and find the sophisticated woman of his dreams before it's too late. A Secret Surrender by Darcy Burke is the first book of the Pretenders series. His father's will demands Tobias marry within the next six weeks, or he'll lose his mother's house, a treasure so dear that Tobias can't consider defeat. And that is only the start of his problems. Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London's most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances.ĭissolute rogue Tobias Powell, Earl of Overton, has just inherited a sheltered, proper young ward for whom he must find a husband. Darcy Burke delivers sensual historical romance infused with charm, wit, intriguing characters and the kind of period details that make the stories come alive.
