{"product_id":"a-sham-engagement-a-regency-historical-romance-9781965539804","title":"A Sham Engagement: A Regency Historical Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe has vowed never to marry-but will the handsome viscount who compromises her change her mind?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving been forced to help bring up her younger siblings, Miss Elenora Wetherby knows one thing: she does not want to get married and have children of her own. Her mama, though, has other ideas. She insists on presenting her oldest daughter in society to secure a rich husband who will support the nearly bankrupt estate and preserve her older brother's inheritance. However, Elenora is not like either her younger sisters or the other debutantes. In a time before autism was understood, she's very much \"on the spectrum\" and has no idea why she doesn't feel things the way others do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Deveril, Viscount Broxbourne, is nearing his fortieth year, and has so far successfully evaded predatory mamas' attempts to ensnare him for one of their daughters. He lives a charmed life with a small but productive estate in Wiltshire, his latest mistress in a London town house, and a clique of like-minded friends. His life is perfect. But Jack has a secret. Living in his own house in London is the child of the actress he once loved, who was already married to a scoundrel who'd abandoned her. She died giving life to Jack's son, little Edward, and Jack has sworn to bring him up with every advantage his mother never had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jack and Elenora find themselves in a compromising position at a ball, their parents demand that he make an honest woman of her. Which neither of them want. But the mismatched lovers secretly agree to a sham engagement, planning to see out the season then quietly go their own ways-until Edward is kidnapped by his late mother's ne'er-do-well husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen, Elenora and Jack are thrown together in a desperate search through the backstreets of London for the child, far from the gilded world of the ton.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mismatched Lovers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 1: A Sham Engagement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 2: A Hint of Scandal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 3: A Duchess of Mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781965539804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.65d","brand":"Fil Reid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52161349058741,"sku":"9781965539804","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8800af1c-de87-4804-a05e-05bfe8e69b1c.jpg?v=1768317988","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-sham-engagement-a-regency-historical-romance-9781965539804","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}