What Simon is really in need of is a LIFE. Leaving Simon, in his mid-30s, alone and in need of a wife, or so he – and polite society – believe. But fortunately for everyone both in that story and this one, SHE didn’t.Ĭonsidering that Simon has a terrible habit of doing what is expected instead of what he wants, well past the point of his own detriment, he’s actually better off without Gabriela, who wasn’t nearly as perfect for the role he imagined for her as he thought she was.īut she’s perfect as the Duchess of Huntley, and Raphe and Gabriela are perfect for each other. It was, after all, what the Earl of Fielding was expected to do.

After all, Simon only proposed to Gabriela because she’d make a perfect countess – not because he cared about her or even really knew her. Possibly along with the stick up his ass – although that may have become more firmly embedded as the years went by. The only parts of Simon that took any kind of hit were his pride and his reputation. Not that it was actual theft, not that Gabriela didn’t go extremely willingly, and not that Simon was even remotely heartbroken. In that first story, Raphe Matthews, the very unlikely duke, steals the Earl of Fielding’s fiancee. The Formidable Earl harkens back to the first book in this series, A Most Unlikely Duke. Until it's the only thing that seems to make sense. Risking her heart, would be downright foolish. But for a woman who knows what betrayal tastes like, placing her trust in others is hard. She has no room for anything else, in spite of her growing and (at times) inexplicable attraction toward a certain earl.

Ida Strong wants one thing – justice on behalf of her father. Except he'd like to grab her as well and teach her a thing or two about kissing. So when a former friend's daughter gives him the chance to do a good deed, he grabs it. He's arrogant, possessive, and haunted by a terrible choice he made long ago. Simon Nugent, Earl of Fielding, knows he's flawed. He's breaking the rules for one woman, and coming dangerously close to falling in love… Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo Published by Sophie Barnes on November 17, 2020 Genres: historical fiction, historical romance, regency romance Source: supplied by publisher via NetGalley The Formidable Earl (Diamonds in the Rough, #6) by Sophie Barnes

The Formidable Earl by Sophie Barnes