Saints and Sinners, book 4
She hired him to be a temporary lover. Should she be worried that her family approve?
Fortune hunters and fools. Those are the gentlemen Fanny Rivers has endured since her husband’s passing. Men who believe women too feeble-brained to manage a fortune, much less help it grow. So for her sister’s upcoming wedding festivities, she’s combined her business acumen with her habit of collecting strays—hiring an actor to play her besotted beau. And it’s working marvelously. Too marvelously. Before long, her attraction to Jeremy makes it difficult to discern fact from fiction, and Fanny herself is in danger of falling for her own scheme.
Jeremy Dawes can scarcely believe his luck when Fanny Rivers agrees to be his patroness. Despite learning he’s the latest in a long line of charity cases, he willingly takes on the most complicated role of his fledgling career—that of a proper gentleman. She’ll never need know of his unsavory beginnings, though the closer they become, the more Jeremy wishes he could be what she deserves. It’s only after a thrilling moment of intimacy—and a regrettable decision by Fanny—that Jeremy finds unexpected allies in the negotiation for his savvy lady’s heart.
The Lady Tamed is a steamy regency historical romance novel.
- Older Heroine
- Fake Relationship
- Opposites Attract
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Jessica settled into the seat beside Fanny. “When can we expect to meet your beau?”
“He is not really my beau,” Fanny reminded her youngest sister.
Rebecca huffed. “Fanny didn’t want Lord Letterford to think he stood a chance, so what does she do but hire a paid companion to come between them.”
“He’s an actor,” Fanny corrected. “And a very good actor.”
Rebecca’s nose wrinkled with distaste as she mouthed “actor” as if the profession was offensive. “An unknown. Could you not have found someone more believable? Someone feted and familiar with our circle would have been my preference.”
Fanny thought she’d been rather clever. She’d hired a talented man to pretend to be her most ardent admirer, and therefore, always by her side—between her and any fortune hunter’s intent on wooing her. Of course, no one would believe for a moment that she’d ever seriously consider a marriage to someone who trod the boards for a living, but they might believe she’d engage in a bit of scandal with one…therefore scaring off her most ardent suitors.
“I think it is a brilliant idea,” Jessica enthused. “Lord Letterford is always asking Giddy if he’s seen or heard that you would be visiting us soon. I don’t want him for a brother.”
Fanny shook her head. “My opinion of him hasn’t changed since I was a girl. If he proposes again, I will refuse again.”
“I think he must be very lonely,” Jessica suggested.
Fanny caught Rebecca’s eye. “Is there anything left for me to do for you before the wedding takes place?”
“I shouldn’t think so. We just need the last guests to arrive,” Rebecca replied with a heavy sigh. “Most have come, but there are a few stragglers. Your beau, for example, since you insist he be placed beside you at nearly every meal.”
Fanny inclined her head. “Mr. Dawes arrives today.”
Complete with a new wardrobe Fanny had paid for to make his presence among the wedding guests less of a talking point. The young man she’d singled out for her patronage would make a perfect companion for all the dinners and balls and such amusements that had been arranged to celebrate the marriage of Rebecca and Lord Rafferty. Father had been adamant that no expense be spared—most likely because he’d been allowed to do so little for Rebecca’s first celebration.
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Book Info
Release Date: April 6, 2021
Digital ISBN: 978-1-925239-87-4
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-925239-88-1
Genre: Regency Historical Romance
Related Books
Saints and Sinners Series:
Book 1: The Duke and I – Nicolas and Gillian
Book 2: A Gentleman’s Vow – Gideon and Jessica
Book 3: An Earl of Her Own – Adam and Rebecca
Book 4: The Lady Tamed – Jeremy and Fanny
Book 5: A Necessary Wife