Free (nook/Kindle/iTunes/DRM-free) The Groom's Gamble [Regency Secret Past Romance]

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The Groom's Gamble by Jade Lee is a tie-in prequel novella at the #3.5 mark in her Bridal Favors series of f/m Regency historical romances centred around a London dress shop, this installment starring a young woman from a privileged background who fled a shadowed past to become a housekeeper whose employer has must uncover the dark secret which haunts her before he can win her love, free courtesy of publisher Sourcebooks' Casablanca imprint.

This is apparently a direct prequel to book #4, What the Groom Wants, starring related characters, and apparently the series overall may be on the steamy side.

Currently free for some time now as an introductory promo @ B&N (may also drop in the UK), Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK), iTunes (available to Canadians), and directly @ the publisher's Discover A New Love bookclub (DRM-free ePub/Mobi/PDF bundle available worldwide while the site is still functioning; they're due to shut down on August 23rd, but until then it looks like you can still sign up and pick up the few freebies which are mostly filed under our drm-free ebook tag).

Description
An original novella linked to Jade Lee's hot new Regency bride series, a prequel to What the Groom Wants.

Caroline Lyncott, great grandaughter of the Duke of Bucklynde, has a secret. Years ago she was attacked and still bears the terrible scars. To escape the scandal and the reminders, she left everything behind to become housekeeper to a Scottish brother and sister.

Gregory Murray, the Earl Of Hartfell, has a secret as well – he harbors a deep attraction to his housekeeper, Mrs. Lyncott. He knows she has a past, but doesn't know how to fix the pain that still haunts her. His investigation leads him to the darkest London gaming hell and a villain too powerful to destroy.

Can his love overcome her desperate past? Can she risk her heart despite the evil that still haunts her nightmares?