Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo/iTunes) Defying the Earl [Regency Matchbreaker Romance]

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Defying the Earl by Annabelle Bryant is the 1st in her Regency Charms series of f/m historical romances, this one pitting a high society matchmaker vs a matchbreaker who helps those who wish to escape unwanted engagements, free courtesy of publisher Harlequin UK's Carina UK imprint, which they stubbornly keep separate from the mothership's Carina Press imprint.

Currently free @ B&N UK, Amazon UK, iTunes UK, and Kobo (available to the UK and also in EU countries and Japan as well when I spot-checked assorted regional stores). Likely also free at Google Play UK & EU & Japan.

If you happen to like this one and wish to read more, it looks as if the 2nd novel in the series is currently discounted to £1.99 in various venues.

Description
Game…

Matchmaker Wilhelmina Montgomery helps cupid’s arrow find its mark in the drawing rooms of the Ton, effortlessly pairing even the most unlikely couples for a discreet fee. Perhaps not an appropriate pursuit for a lady…but with an ailing sister to care for, it’s Whimsy’s only hope at securing their future.

Set…

Meanwhile, penniless aristocrat Valerian St. David, Earl of Dashwood is society’s favourite matchbreaker; assisting those who want to escape engagement without being sued for breach of promise. Cynical, yes…but with no intention of falling in love himself, Valerian considers himself ideally suited to the role.

…And match!

When Whimsy discovers that Valerian has set out to break the very engagement she has been painstakingly arranging, she refuses to allow this mysterious saboteur have his way. Yet she didn’t expect to find the handsome Earl so distractingly alluring. And suddenly, it seems that the Ton’s last two loneliest hearts are in danger of meeting their match… in the most inopportune of places.