Escapade with the Earl (The Ashford Chronicles #6)

What happens when the girl who plans everything falls for the one man she doesn’t think she can have?

In the witty, warm conclusion to The Ashford Chronicles, the matchmaker who orchestrated everyone else’s happiness must surrender control and claim her own—even if it means defying every rule she’s ever followed.

Charlotte Ashbourne has orchestrated spectacular matches for her three aunts and her Grandpapa. Now it’s her turn—and she has seventeen suitors ranked by compatibility, a colour-coded notebook, and a flawless plan for her debut Season.

What she doesn’t have is any intention of falling for her step-uncle.

Edward Ashford, Earl of Retford, returned from the Continent to support his niece’s Season, not to discover that the bossy child he remembered has become the one woman he can’t have.He’s spent his entire life believing he killed his mother by being born.He won’t compound that sin by ruining Charlotte’s future.

But when the family conspires to match Charlotte with Lord Fenton—a kind, earnest heir to a duke, who describes snuffboxes in excruciating detail—Edward finds himself at every event, armed with increasingly flimsy excuses to interrupt.Fabricated carriage problems. Strategic bibliography. Entirely fictional family emergencies.

Charlotte notices. More troubling, she doesn’t mind.

As stolen moments in alcoves turn into passionate kisses in gardens, they face an impossible question: Are they rescuing each other from loneliness, or is this the love neither of them planned for?And can the matchmaker who controlled everything learn to surrender to what she cannot control—her own heart?

Now it’s her turn—and she has seventeen suitors ranked by compatibility, a colour-coded notebook, and a flawless plan for her debut Season.

What she doesn’t have is any intention of falling for her step-uncle.

Edward Ashford, Earl of Retford, returned from the Continent to support his niece’s Season, to discover that the bossy child he remembered has become the one woman he can’t have.He’s spent his entire life believing he killed his mother by being born.He won’t compound that sin by ruining Charlotte’s future.

But when the family conspires to match Charlotte with Lord Fenton—a kind, earnest heir who describes snuffboxes in excruciating detail—Edward finds himself at every event, armed with increasingly flimsy excuses to interrupt.Fabricated carriage problems. Strategic bibliography. Entirely fictional family emergencies.

Charlotte notices. More troubling, she doesn’t mind.

As stolen moments in alcoves turn into passionate kisses in gardens, they face an impossible question: Are they rescuing each other from loneliness, or is this the love neither of them planned for?And can the matchmaker who controlled everything learn to surrender to what she cannot control—her own heart?

This is a stand-alone romance, but it will be enjoyed more as part of the series

This is a steamy open-door romance novel