How Not To Marry An Earl

How Not To Marry An Earl
Christine Merrill

The plainest Strickland sisterIn the Earl’s arms!Part of Those Scandalous Stricklands: To escape marriage to the new Earl of Comstock, bookish Charity must find her family’s missing diamonds. She meets her match in an intellectual stranger auditing the estate…little knowing he is Lord Comstock himself! With him, Charity feels different—even desirable! But will seizing one night of passion bind her to the very man she’s determined to avoid?

The plainest Strickland sister

Part of Those Scandalous Stricklands.

To escape marriage to the newly inherited Earl of Comstock, bookish Charity must find her family’s missing diamonds.

She meets her match in an intellectual stranger auditing the estate…not knowing he is Lord Comstock himself!

With him, Charity feels different—even desirable! But will seizing one night of passion bind her to the very man she’s determined to avoid?

Those Scandalous Stricklands miniseries

Book 1—“Her Christmas Temptation” in Regency Christmas Wishes Book 2—A Kiss Away from Scandal Book 3—How Not to Marry an Earl

“Readers will enjoy the strong characters, swift pace, lively wit and the wickedly fun escapades that stubborn lovers can get into.”

—RT Book Reviews on “Her Christmas Temptation” in Regency Christmas Wishes

“Book two in Merrill’s series is a triumph. Opposites attract, repel, collide and unite in this thrilling romance.”

—RT Book Reviews on A Kiss Away from Scandal

CHRISTINE MERRILL lives on a farm in Wisconsin, USA, with her husband, two sons and too many pets—all of whom would like her to get off the computer so they can check their email. She has worked by turns in theatre costuming and as a librarian. Writing historical romance combines her love of good stories and fancy dress with her ability to stare out of the window and make stuff up.

Also by Christine Merrill (#u8043bf5e-6032-5746-b912-09b0ca18cfe3)

The Secrets of Wiscombe Chase

The Wedding Game

A Convenient Bride for the Soldier

The de Bryun Sisters miniseries

The Truth About Lady Felkirk

A Ring from a Marquess

Those Scandalous Stricklands miniseries

Regency Christmas Wishes

A Kiss Away from Scandal

How Not to Marry an Earl

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How Not to Marry an Earl

Christine Merrill

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ISBN: 978-1-474-07429-2

HOW NOT TO MARRY AN EARL

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To Caffeine, without whom this book

could not have been written.

Don’t ever leave me again.

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