The Virgin's Secret: 1 [Mass Market Paperback] Alexander, Victoria

A Victorian scandal is brewing, and it involves a fake engagement, a very real secret, and a rake who's met his match. Victoria Alexander delivers a historical romance where Miss Gabriella Montini needs a temporary fiancé to silence London society's wagging tongues — and Lord Nathanial Harrington, notorious for his charm and complete lack of interest in marriage, seems like the perfect candidate. Except pretending to be in love proves dangerously easy when the chemistry is this combustible. Gabriella's hiding more than just her reasons for needing this arrangement, and Nathanial's discovering that the one woman he agreed to fake-court might be the only one worth actually keeping. Alexander writes banter that crackles and bedroom scenes that smolder, all wrapped in Regency-era glamour. For readers who like their historical romance witty, steamy, and satisfyingly tangled.