A gentleman determined to protect his family’s secrets. A young lady determined to uncover them. And a marriage neither of them planned.“Beware of poking your nose into our affairs,” he growled menacingly. “Do not doubt there will be hell to pay if you breathe one word of what you saw last night to anyone.”
Verity Drake knows the Reeves family are not who they claim to be. Ever since they arrived at Reeves Hall--an isolated estate in the Cornish countryside--she has sensed something strange beneath their polished manners and guarded ways; and she is determined to uncover the truth.
Harry Reeves is equally determined to stop her.
Protective, infuriating, and far too perceptive, he thwarts her at every turn, turning her curiosity into a battle of wills neither of them intends to lose.
But when scandal threatens to destroy Verity’s reputation, there is only one solution: an inconvenient marriage to the very man who has been her adversary.
Bound together by duty neither anticipated, their simmering tension gives way to desire--and then to something far more dangerous: love. Yet the secrets Harry guards are not merely his own, and when the truth emerges, it will force them both to confront an impossible question.
What truly makes a family--blood, law, or love?
Because some truths cannot be hidden forever… and some bonds are stronger than fate itself.
What you’ll find inside:
♥️ A Regency romance with a sci-fi twist
♥️ Enemies to lovers → marriage of convenience
♥️ Open-door romance with emotional depth
♥️ Found family and chosen bonds
♥️ A guaranteed happily ever after
NOTE FOR ARC READERS
A Not So Convenient Marriage is Book 3 in The Reeves of Reeves Hall, a Regency romance series with mystery and science-fiction elements. While it can be enjoyed as a standalone, the emotional payoff is richest when read in series order (in particular, readers of book 1 in the series may find additional pleasure in seeing certain events revisited from a new perspective, and in uncovering motivations and truths only hinted at before.)
Book length currently stands at approximately 84k words/290 pages.
While the story centres on a passionate love affair and a guaranteed happily-ever-after, it also touches on themes of family estrangement, social scandal, and the consequences of choices made under pressure.
Some readers may wish to note that the story includes references to parental abandonment and questions of parentage, handled within the emotional and social context of the period.
Please note this is a steamy/open-door romance.
