A Friendly Alliance

Johanna Evelyn

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2019

240 páginas

8h 0m

ISBN-13: 9781079019537

Inglês

He's forced to watch his beloved fall for another as he keeps his feelings tucked away for her own happiness' sake.Juliana can't wait to attend her first season in London. Her close neighbor and childhood friend, Peter is expected to join her. But when Peter's father dies unexpectedly, Peter must stay behind to help his mother and take on his late father's role as heir to his family home.After staying behind for the funeral, Juliana arrives late to London, the festivities well underway. Her expectations are dashed at seeing the title-hungry matchmaking mothers, so she writes to Peter explaining her misgivings. The only person who has made her visit tolerable is her new friend, a girl her own age who longs for a life with her former fiancé. When Peter unexpectedly arrives, Juliana makes a plan to get the former lovers back together. With little experience in such matters, she's only able to muddle things up. Worse yet, Peter still sees her as the child from their youth who needs constant scolding. As her heart turns to him, she forces herself to become the sedate, sophisticated woman she feels he would want. But as her reckless behavior causes irrevocable damage to her reputation, she's afraid she's too late to earn his affections.Peter, the new Earl of Alder Court gets more than he bargains for when Juliana talks him into a pretend courtship with her new friend. Instead of keeping other women at bay from ambitions of catching his title, it traps him into many of Juliana's foolhardy schemes. When Juliana's attentions turn in another direction, his pretend courtship might inevitably entrap him. He must do something quickly or risk everything he has come to hold dear about his lovely friend. Check out Johanna's contemporary titles!