Miss Clara and the Marquess: The Brides of Belle Haven Book 2

Clara Bell has always been fearless around horses, but London society is proving far more treacherous. The illegitimate daughter of a footman, she has a chance at a London Season thanks to her adoptive father's connections to the Prince Regent. Clara's spectacular debut presenting a trained stallion to royalty makes her the toast of the ton. But when she befriends the beautiful Lady Virginie and agrees to help with her difficult horse, Clara discovers that some dangers can't be tamed with skill alone.

Matthew, Marquess of Whitmore, followed his father on a mysterious summer journey only to rescue a dripping wet young woman from a river. Months later, he's stunned to encounter the same spirited miss at a London ball and even more shocked that his father seems to know her family. Believing Clara must be his illegitimate half-sister, Matthew forces himself to court the suitable Lady Virginie instead, despite his growing fascination with the horse-mad Clara.

When Clara suffers a devastating public fall that threatens to destroy her reputation, both she and Matthew must confront the misunderstandings that have kept them apart. But with a vengeful rival determined to see Clara ruined, and family expectations demanding Matthew choose duty over desire, can an illegitimate nobody truly become a future duchess?

Can love triumph when a marquess discovers the woman he's been avoiding is the one he can't live without?

The Brides of Belle Haven follows the journeys of the adopted daughters of Belle Haven estate. Born in scandal, they refuse to be defined by it!