Description:
She gave him a meal; he offered her poetry-and both hungered for more.
Lady Felicity has mastered the fine art of disappearing. The sixth of eight siblings, she's long been labeled the "cull of the litter" by Society's sharpest tongues. Shy, curvaceous, and far more comfortable in a kitchen than a ballroom, she slips away from every soiree her matchmaking brother forces her to attend-preferably toward the comforting scent of butter and warm bread just pulled from the oven. Food, after all, is her love language.
But the night she finds a ravenous stranger prowling a host's kitchen, her quiet world tilts. The handsome, silver-tongued intruder devours the food she prepares with poetic praise that leaves her cheeks-and her heart-unexpectedly warm.
Drake Pemberton, newly minted seventh Earl of Wakefield, didn't plan on falling for the charming "kitchen angel" who saved him from starvation. Nor did he expect her to be a duke's sister-with a dowry that could rescue him from the debt and danger left by his not-so-dead uncle, the sixth Earl of Wakefield. But Felicity is determined to marry for love, not money, and Drake knows the truth about his circumstances could send her running.
As a delicious attraction simmers into something deeper, lies of omission, malicious gossip, and dangerous creditors threaten to scorch their budding romance. Only trust-and a love worth every risk-can save them before it all boils over.
Tropes you'll love:
- Shy, curvaceous wallflower who steps into her courage
- He falls first
- Food as a love language
- Miscommunication
- Lies of omission
- Danger from outside forces
- Posing as a peer
Brief description: Maeve Greyson is a USA TODAY bestselling author, Amazon Top 100 bestseller, Amazon All Star, multiple RONE Award winner, and a multiple HOLT Medallion Finalist.Her mantra is this: No one has the power to shatter your dreams unless you give it to them.She and her husband of over forty-five years traveled around the world while in the U.S. Air Force. Now they're settled in rural Kentucky where Maeve writes about her courageous heroes and the fearless women who tame them. Sometimes her stories are historical romances, time travel romances, or escapist romantasies, but the one thing they always have in common is a satisfying happily ever after. When she's not plotting the perfect snare, she can be found herding cats, grandchildren, and her husband-not necessarily in that order.