Lord Dashwood Missed Out: A Spindle Cove Novella

Tessa Dare

Dec 2015 · Spindle Cove Book 5 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

A snowstorm hath no fury like a spinster scorned

Miss Elinora Browning grew up yearning for the handsome, intelligent lord-next-door…but he left England without a word of farewell. One night, inspired by a bit too much sherry, Nora poured out her heartbreak on paper. Lord Dashwood Missed Out was a love letter to every young lady who’d been overlooked by gentlemen—and an instant bestseller. Now she’s on her way to speak in Spindle Cove when snowy weather delays her coach. She’s forced to wait out the storm with the worst possible companion: Lord Dashwood himself.

And he finally seems to have noticed her.

George Travers, Lord Dashwood, has traveled the globe as a cartographer. He returned to England with the goal of marrying and creating an heir—only to find his reputation shredded by an audacious, vexingly attractive bluestocking and her poison pen. Lord Dashwood Missed Out, his arse. Since Nora Browning seems to believe he overlooked the passion of a lifetime, Dash challenges her to prove it.

She has one night.

Ratings and reviews

Never saw that coming, but I always believe no one can go wrong in choosing to read Ms. Dare's books. Well-written and humorous.

Quite short for a tessa dare thrillerer but loved how she incorporated the map making to the story. Loved nonetheless!!! Tessa Dare really doesn't disappoint her readers. There's always something new in her novels. Can't wait to read the next upcoming novel of the spindle cove series.

I love the imperfections of this book! Losing your virginity is an awkward experience and in most romances they make it so good between the characters that its unbelievable. This felt honest in a way I have not seen in any other book. I love that the characters argue, and have spontaneous adventures. The fact there are many stories and they fit together cohesively was another plus. I didn't find myself rushing through one part of the story to get to the other. At one point I wished there was more to some of the other stories, but the longer I thought about it, the mystery of them made me enjoy this book even more. Worth the read!

About the author

Tessa Dare is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of more than a dozen historical romances. A librarian by training and a book-lover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she shares a cozy, cluttered bungalow with her husband, their two children, and a pair of cosmic kittens.