

The ostensible reason for nuptial delay is Piers's work for the Foreign Service, and though he is due to return home soon, she is tired of waiting for a man who appears reluctant to marry her. Clio Whitmore has been engaged to Lord Piers Brandon, heir to the Marquess of Granville, for eight years. And no matter what-he doesn't fall in disastrous, hopeless love with the one woman he can never call his own.ĭare's second Castles Ever After Regency (after Romancing the Duke) puts a love-triangle twist on a familiar story of pressures surrounding marriage. When all else fails, he puts her in a stunning gown and vows not to be nearby when the gown comes off. If he kisses her, he definitely doesn't kiss her again.

He lets her know she'll make a beautiful, desirable bride- and tries not to picture her as his. So how does a hardened fighter cure a reluctant bride's cold feet? He starts with flowers. A ruthless prizefighter and notorious rake, Rafe is determined that Clio will marry his brother-even if he has to plan the dratted wedding himself. She's inherited a castle, scraped together some pride, and made plans to break her engagement. ?Īfter eight years of waiting for Piers Brandon, the wandering Marquess of Granville, to set a wedding date, Clio Whitmore has had enough. Your presence is requested at romantic Twill Castle for the wedding of Miss Clio Whitmore and.
