The Earl and the Spinster: A Regency Romance Novel

· Blue Rose Romance
4.6
5 reviews
Ebook
272
Pages

About this ebook

Formerly titled Brooke: Wagers Gone Awry


An angry earl. A desperate spinster. A reckless wager.


For five years, Brooke Culpepper has focused her energy on two things: keeping the struggling dairy farm that’s her home operating and preventing her younger sister and cousins from starving. Then one day, a stern-faced stranger arrives at their doorstep and announces he’s the dairy’s new owner and plans on selling the farm. Though she’s outraged, Brooke can’t deny the Earl of Ravensdale makes her pulse race in the most disturbing way.


Heath is incensed to discover five women call the land he won at the gaming tables their home. He detests everything about the country and has no desire to own a smelly farm, even if one of the occupants is the most intelligent, entrancing woman he’s ever met.


Desperate, pauper poor, and with nowhere to take her family, Brooke rashly proposes a wager. Heath's stakes? The farm. Hers? Her virtue. The land holds no interest for Heath, but he finds Brooke irresistible, and ignoring prudence as well as his sense of honor, he just as recklessly accepts her challenge.


In a winner-takes-all bet, will they both come to regret their impulsiveness, especially when love is at stake?


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This heart-warming enemies to lovers Regency historical by a USA Today bestselling author will make you smile and sigh with contentment. Plan on reading this novel from cover-to-cover in one sitting to discover if Heath and Brooke find their happily-ever-after!


If you enjoy reading strong heroine, sister series, romantic comedies, and redeemed rake love stories with a pinch of mystery & suspense, a dash of humor, gripping emotion, and a naughty dog, then you’ll adore Collette Cameron’s captivating THE BLUE ROSE REGENCY ROMANCES: THE CULPEPPER MISSES. Buy THE EARL AND THE SPINSTER and settle into your favorite reading nook for a page-turning, entertaining Regency England world adventure you can’t put down.


Though this book can easily be read as a stand-alone, most readers prefer to read the series in order.


THE BLUE ROSE REGENCY ROMANCES: THE CULPEPPER MISSES:

The Earl and the Spinster

The Marquis and the Vixen

The Lord and the Wallflower

The Buccaneer and the Bluestocking

The Lieutenant and the Lady


CHECK OUT COLLETTE’S OTHER SERIES:

Castle Brides

Heart of a Scot

Highland Heather Romancing a Scot

Seductive Scoundrels

The Honorable Rogues®

Wicked Earls’ Club


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Ratings and reviews

4.6
5 reviews
V Brandon
April 14, 2015
The Culpeper women, of the Esherton Green estate/farm, are intelligent, strong, industrious and beautiful. The state of disrepair of the house and grounds isn't due to laziness, unconcern or simple minds on their parts. No, this is 1822, Acton, England. Women have no rights. Brooke, the eldest can't inherit. The heir to Esherton Green is agreedy bore. A callous wager threatens the womens very existence! The characters and dialog are engaging; the plot entertaining. Book free for honest review
Jonel B. (Pure Jonel)
April 15, 2015
Cameron’s writing sets the tone and the scene of this story perfectly. She develops the world for her readers, without taking away their ability to imagine themselves into the story. I love the fact that this Regency romance doesn’t take place amidst London’s ton scene, but rather in a rural setting. This twist causes more plot twists than readers could fathom, while still remaining true to the regency romance genre. I love the unique feel of the novel combined with the real romance within. This novel doesn’t careen around at a breakneck pace, nor does it stagnate. Everything pieces together perfectly. The characters in this novel and their interactions with one another make this novel even better. The main characters are a hoot. Not only is their romance sweeter than anything I can remember seeing in a regency romance, as individuals they’re amazing characters. It floors me how this author has thrown convention to the wind while developing these two without actually going outside the bounds for the time period in question. They are such unique and caring individuals that you can’t help but love them. I love how Cameron develops more than just the main couple for reader
Shelly Shipman
April 7, 2020
Lovely book. I really enjoyed this book, it's a must read for everyone.

About the author

Award winning, best-selling author, Collette Cameron, has a BS in Liberal Studies and a Master's in Teaching. Author of the Castle Brides Series, Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Series, and Conundrums of the Misses Culpepper series, Collette writes Regency and Scottish historicals and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and five mini dachshunds.

Mother to three and a self-proclaimed Cadbury Chocolate chocoholic, Collette loves a good joke, inspirational quotes, flowers, trivia, and all things shabby chic. You'll always find dogs, birds, quirky--sometimes naughty--humor, and a dash of inspiration in her novels.

Her motto for life? You can't have too much chocolate, too many hugs, or too many flowers. She's thinking about adding shoes to that list.

**Visit Collette's website to peek into her author world: http://collettecameron.com

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