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    The Reluctant Marchioness
    The Reluctant Marchioness
    littleLo
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    • Reads
      Reads 1,667,314
      1,667,3141.6M
    • Votes
      Votes 68,018
      68,01868K
    • Parts
      Parts 29
      2929
    • Time
      Time 6h 20m
      6 hours, 20 minutes6h 20m
    littleLo
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    After a disastrous first season in London, Rose Wilde finds herself torn between two men who love her -- but who both hide secrets that could ruin her.
        
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        Rose Wilde has always considered herself plain, especially when compared to her beautiful older sister Charlotte, and has practically given up on the idea of being romanced. But when American hotelier Derek Montgomery comes to revolutionise her little, sleepy English village of Ascot, Rose starts to revisit the idea of falling in love. However, Derek brings with him many secrets and obligations, some that might prohibit him from pursuing Rose -- and push her into the arms of her friend, Michael Cornell, the Marquess of Juniper. Will fate allow Rose and Derek to marry for love? Or will she indeed become the reluctant marchioness?
        
        [[Word count: 70,000 - 80,000 words]]
        
        Cover designed by Ashley Bandy
        
        (The Reluctant Marchioness is the sequel to The Coveted Countess, but can also be read as a standalone)
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