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Not Quite A Marriage

Book 1: The Audacious Ladies of Audley

About the Book

Spencer Burnett, Viscount Stiles, once swore he’d left England for good. Yet after five years of self-imposed exile in West Africa, he’s no longer the same spoiled, selfish boy who ran away from a domineering father, a disappointed grandmother, and a decidedly unwanted wife.

Proving himself to the family he abandoned will be no easy task, but Spencer no longer shies away from a good fight. He hardly expects his formerly docile wife will be the hardest to convince. When Philadelphia refuses to accept his apologies—or to allow him back into her bed—Spencer finds himself tempting her into a bargain he cannot afford to lose.

Philadelphia Burnett’s desires were once as vast as the sky. But now, after suffering one devastating loss after another, the only thing she allows herself to want is a home. So when her estranged rake of a husband returns from a five-years’ absence to claim the estate promised to her, Delphie resolves to fight him every step of the way. Beechcombe Park will be a sanctuary for her, and for the wayward Audley cousins she’d promised her sister she’d always protect. She cannot, will not, suffer even one more loss.

Especially not the loss of her heart…

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Reviews

Not Quite A Marriage is romantic, funny, touching, and extremely well researched…. A perfect Romance.”

All About Romance, Desert Island Keeper Review

“The best historical romance I’ve read all year. Literate, grown-up, filled with yearning and lust and beauty.”

— All About Romance, Best of 2021

“Good Lord, is this a fine romance. Not Quite a Marriage is romantic, funny, touching, and extremely well-researched… a perfect romance”

— All About Romance

“catnip for the Historical Romance reader.”

— Bookworlder

“everything I would expect from Bennet: carefully researched, with nuanced characters, and a romance that builds slowly but surely towards a satisfying conclusion.”

— Miss Bates Reads Romance

“This has been the year of finding incredible new voices in Historical Romance for me and I can now add Bliss Bennet to the list!”

— Passages to the Past

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The Details

Published: November 4, 2021
Publisher: Bliss Bennet Books
Formats: EbookPaperback
ISBN-10: 1737845504ISBN-13: 978-1737845508ASIN: B094YVTMGZ
Genres & Tropes
Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Historical Fiction, Regency England