The
Earl Next Door
The Bachelor Lords of
London #1
By: Charis Michaels
Releasing
March 1, 2016
Avon Impulse
Charis
Michaels makes her Avon Impulse debut with the first book in her new historical
romance series, The Bachelor Lords of London...featuring a brooding earl and
the American heiress who charms him.
American
heiress Piety Grey is on the run. Suddenly in London and facing the renovation
of a crumbling townhouse, she’s determined to make a new life for
herself—anything is better than returning to New York City where a cruel mother
and horrid betrothal await her. The last thing she needs is a dark, tempting
earl inciting her at every turn…
Trevor
Rheese, the Earl of Falcondale, isn’t interested in being a good neighbor.
After fifteen years of familial obligation, he’s finally free. But when the
disarmingly beautiful Piety bursts through his wall—and into his life—his
newfound freedom is threatened…even as his curiosity is piqued.
Once
Piety’s family arrives in London, Falcondale suddenly finds himself in the
midst of a mock courtship to protect the seductive woman who’s turned his world
upside down. It’s all for show—or at least it should be. But if Falcondale
isn’t careful, he may find a very real happily ever after with the woman of his
dreams…
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Chapter One
No. 21 Henrietta Place
Mayfair, London,
England
May 1809
Nothing of record ever happened in
Henrietta Place.
Carriages did not collide. Servants did not quarrel in the mews. No one among the street’s jowly widowers
remarried harlot second wives, and families with spirited young boys boarded
them in school at the earliest possible age.
No one tolerated stray dogs.
A calm sort of orderliness prevailed
on the street, gratifying residents and earning high praise from Londoners and
country visitors alike. It was a
domestic refuge. One of the last such
sanctuaries in all of London.
Certainly, the stately townhome
mansion at No. 21 was a sanctuary to Lady Frances Stroud, Marchioness
Frinfrock, who had been a proud and attentive resident since her marriage in
1768. With her own eyes, Lady Frinfrock
had seen the degradation and disquiet that had become prevalent in so many
London streets; noble-born men fraternizing with ballet dancers in The Strand;
week-long ramblings in Pall Mall. And
the spectacle that was Covent Garden? It
wasn’t to be borne.
What a comfort, then, that Lady
Frinfrock would always have Henrietta Place, where nothing of record ever
happened. Where she could live out her
final days in peace and tranquility.
CHARIS MICHAELS is thrilled to be making her
debut with Avon Impulse. Prior to writing romance, she studied Journalism at
Texas A&M and managed PR for a trade association. She has also worked as a
tour guide at Disney World, harvested peaches on her family’s farm, and
entertained children as the “Story Godmother” at birthday parties. She has
lived in Texas, Florida, and London, England. She now makes her home in the
Washington, D.C.-metro area.
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