The Marquess Tames His Bride

The Marquess Tames His Bride
ANNIE BURROWS

‘I have just announced our betrothal’Now there’s no going back…In this Brides for Bachelors story, the Marquess of Rawcliffe has always found his childhood friend Clare Cottam enthralling, but any relationship has been forbidden by her strict father. Now the couple are embroiled in a heated argument that puts Clare’s reputation in danger, and Rawcliffe is forced to declare her his fiancée. It will be his pleasure to tame his independent, innocent bride…

“I have just announced our betrothal.”

A Brides for Bachelors story

The Marquess of Rawcliffe has always found his feisty childhood friend Clare Cottam enthralling. Forbidden by her strict father to pursue a relationship, he’s kept his distance. But the couple is embroiled in a heated argument that puts Clare’s reputation in danger, and Rawcliffe is forced to declare her his fiancée! It will be his pleasure to tame his independent, innocent bride...

ANNIE BURROWS has been writing Regency romances for Mills & Boon since 2007. Her books have charmed readers worldwide, having been translated into nineteen different languages, and some have gone on to win the coveted Reviewers’ Choice award from Cataromance. For more information, or to contact the author, please visit annie-burrows.co.uk (http://www.annie-burrows.co.uk), or you can find her on Facebook at facebook.com/AnnieBurrowsUK (https://facebook.com/annieburrowsuk).

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The Captain’s Christmas Bride

In Bed with the Duke

Once Upon a Regency Christmas

The Debutante’s Daring Proposal

Brides for Bachelors miniseries

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The Marquess Tames His Bride

Annie Burrows

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ISBN: 978-1-474-07338-7

THE MARQUESS TAMES HIS BRIDE

© 2018 Annie Burrows

Published in Great Britain 2018

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To Louise Marley—because she says it’s about time!

Thanks for persistently tweeting,

sending me congratulation cards every publication day,

and generally cheering from the sidelines.

Contents

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About the Author (#uc0f1b1ac-c36e-5098-9fc3-3c16ccadd08d)

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Copyright (#ufa41a360-aec1-5022-8998-63d112d6c529)

Dedication (#u52a56696-10bd-53c2-89c8-d5f8be9a384f)

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