by Julia Quinn
First published 2017
Spinster Eloise Bridgerton is stunned when she receives a marriage proposal by mail from the reclusive Sir Phillip Crane, a man she's never even met. Intrigued, Eloise sets out in the dead of night to visit her would-be fiancé at his country estate. But the moody, brooding Phillip is nothing like the gentleman she imagined, and she wonders if she's made a terrible mistake. As Eloise and Phillip are forced to confront their own insecurities and lonely pasts, an undeniable spark ignites between them. Can these two damaged souls overcome their differences and find the love they both desperately seek?
Genres: romance, 20th-century, adult-fiction, historical-romance, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: England
Period: 1820's-1830's, Regency
416 pages · Paperback · Avon