First published 2015
Sophie Talbot creates a scandal when she shoves her philandering brother-in-law into a goldfish pond at a society gathering. The least remarkable of the Talbot sisters suddenly finds herself the target of aristocratic ridicule throughout London. She decides to escape the city and start over somewhere far from high society. Sophie stows away in what she hopes is her ticket to freedom, but the carriage belongs to Kingscote, the Marquess of Eversley. Known as "King," he has charmed countless women and earned a reputation that exceeds his actual misdeeds. He's traveling to his family's estate on the Scottish border under orders. King assumes Sophie is another woman trying to trap him into marriage. Sophie wants nothing to do with him or any man like him. The long journey forces them into close quarters where hidden truths emerge and attraction grows despite their mutual antagonism.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, adventure, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: London, Scottish Border
Period: 19th-century
432 pages · ebook · Avon