The Earl's Unlikely Bride: A Regency Romance (The Dashworth Brothers Book 1)

Four failed seasons, one insufferable earl, and a single scandalous moment that changes everything—welcome to Emily Hawkins's worst summer yet.

Emily has spent years navigating London Society with practiced grace, maintaining exactly one exception to her exemplary behavior: her ongoing war with the maddening Freddie Dashworth. He is arrogant, entirely too charming, and constitutionally incapable of taking anything seriously. She despises him completely. At least, that's what she tells herself.

Freddie Dashworth returns to his childhood estate to care for his newly orphaned niece, only to find his most entertaining nemesis living next door. Emily Hawkins is the only woman in England immune to his charm, and her withering glares have always been his greatest source of amusement. The problem is, he can't quite stop thinking about her—which is deeply inconvenient, given that she would sooner marry a turnip than him.

Then comes one minor indiscretion. One moment of terrible timing witnessed by exactly the wrong people. Suddenly, the ton is buzzing, Emily's overbearing mother is triumphant, and Freddie finds himself doing something he never anticipated: proposing to the woman who has loathed him for most of their lives.

Set against the glittering backdrop of Regency England, this RNA Historical Romance Novel of the Year Award winner crackles with wit, warmth, and the delicious tension of two people who argue far too passionately to be merely enemies. Can hatred this entertaining really be hatred at all?