But Benedict is actually the younger son of the Earl of Morcott and has gone undercover at Newgate to track down a traitor. The two are hastily wed but have no plans to live as husband and wife. Shipping heiress Georgiana Caversteed, desperate to avoid marriage to her cousin Josiah, procures a husband, Benedict Wylde, from Newgate Prison, thinking she's saving him from being transported to Australia. But how can this seductive rogue convince brazen, beautiful Georgie that he wants to be together…until actual death do they part?īateman's scintillating first Bow Street Bachelors Regency is full of intense emotions and dramatic twists. Soon Wylde finds himself courting his own wife, hoping to win her heart since he already has her hand. Georgie doesn’t realize who he is when she marries him-and she most certainly never expects to bump into her very-much-alive, and very handsome, husband of convenience at a society gathering weeks later. What could possibly go wrong?īenedict William Henry Wylde, scapegrace second son of the late Earl of Morcott and well-known rake, is in Newgate prison undercover, working for Bow Street. All she has to do is find an eligible bachelor in prison to marry her, and she’ll be free. widowed? Georgie hatches a madcap scheme to wed a condemned criminal before he’s set to be executed.
Even worse than the ton’s lecherous fortune hunters, however, is the cruel cousin determined to force Georgie into marriage. Shipping heiress Georgiana Caversteed is done with men who covet her purse more than her person. Introducing the Bow Street Bachelors-men who work undercover for London’s first official police force-and the women they serve to protect.and wed? Future installments will be eagerly anticipated by Regency readers." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Intelligent, affable characters make this fast-paced novel shine, especially for fans of clever women and the men who sincerely admire them. "Bateman's scintillating first Bow Street Bachelors Regency is full of intense emotions and dramatic twists.
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