Lady Augusta Cherrill has never been particularly good at being a lady. She’s plump, clumsy, and forever finding herself in situations no respectable young woman should. So when she takes a spectacular tumble down the grand staircase at the Season’s most glittering affair, she expects nothing more than another humiliating reminder that she was never made for society’s drawing rooms.
She doesn’t expect to be rescued by a rugged stranger with a roguish grin.
Sir Malcolm Sharpe is a Scottish baronet who has spent fourteen years in the Canadian wilderness, making his fortune as a fur trader. Now he’s returned to London with a fortune in his pockets and a fierce determination to carve out his place in the world.
But Malcolm knows exactly what Gussie deserves: a proper gentleman, a proper home, and a life that doesn’t involve a barely-tamed baronet.
Gussie knows exactly what she’s tired of: being told what she deserves by everyone except herself. She’s spent years wondering whether anyone could truly love her as she is. And Malcolm is the first man who makes her believe she might not have to change a thing.
Loving Gussie means Malcolm must stop deciding what’s best for her—and trust that she knows what she wants.
Because the right man won’t ask her to be less.
He’ll be brave enough to love her exactly as she is.
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Allyson Jeleyne is a writer of bold, passionate historical romance featuring kind heroes, complex heroines, and steamy love. She earned an interdisciplinary studies degree in Creative Writing and Journalism while also studying British history & literature in her spare time. When not writing, she enjoys traveling and checking things off her bucket list.
Allyson makes her home in the South Carolina lowcountry with her beloved dog, Dollie Madison (2005-2022).