Martin of Sheffield, age twenty-nine

He kissed her like she knew she was meant to be kissed, tricked her brain into believing she was irresistible, and made falling in love seem possible again.

But really he was an actor posing as a gardener, who posed as a gentleman during balls in an Austenland estate where she’d gone to find out if she could let her fantasy of Mr. Darcy die at last.

Also, he turned out to be a real a-hole.

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