The Belle of Belgrave Square (Belles of London #2)
Mimi Matthews
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
4.09
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 56 ratings · Published: 11 Oct 2022
Tall, dark, and dour, the notorious Captain Jasper Blunt was once hailed a military hero, but tales abound of his bastard children and his haunted estate in Yorkshire. What he requires now is a rich wife to ornament his isolated ruin, and he has his sights set on the enchanting Julia Wychwood.
For Julia, an incurable romantic cursed with a crippling social anxiety, navigating a London ballroom is absolute torture. The only time Julia feels any degree of confidence is when she’s on her horse. Unfortunately, a young lady can’t spend the whole of her life in the saddle, so Julia makes an impetuous decision to take her future by the reins—she proposes to Captain Blunt.
In exchange for her dowry and her hand, Jasper must promise to grant her freedom to do as she pleases. To ride—and to read—as much as she likes without masculine interference. He readily agrees to her conditions, with one provision of his own: Julia is forbidden from going into the tower rooms of his estate and snooping around his affairs. But the more she learns of the beastly former hero, the more intrigued she becomes…
Tagged as:
- historical 15
- marriage of convenience 14
- victorian 14
- single father 12
- age gap 8
- mystery 7
- disabilities & scars 7
- military 7
- angst 6
- friends to lovers 6
- virgin heroine 6
- dual pov 5
- class difference 5
- shy heroine 5
- sweet/gentle hero 5
- warlord/commander hero 4
- third person pov 4
- m-f romance 4
- caretaking 3
- height difference 2
- grumpy/cold hero 2
- new adult 1
- male pov 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- rich heroine 1
- alpha male 1
- possessive hero 1
- tortured hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- third party abuse 4
- mental illness 2
- mental trauma 1
- geography
- england 3
- europe 2
- british isles 2
- united kingdom 2
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The 'Belles of London' series
127 ratings 4.05 ·
historical · europe · m-f · victorian · england · united-kingdom · third-person-pov · british-isles · dual-pov · disabilities and marks · sweet heroine · tortured hero · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · glimpses-kisses · class difference · forced proximity · length-long · behind-doors · marriage of convenience
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