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A Secret To Shock The Earl/A Scoundrel For The Suffragist

By Melissa Oliver and Laura Martin
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A Secret To Shock The Earl - Laura Martin Long-lost love...newfound heir! Richard, the Earl of Farnleigh, believed he had lost his sweetheart, Hetty, forever. Amidst the carnage of the Peninsular War, she was torn from his arms, thought dead. But now she’s back on his... Read More
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A Secret To Shock The Earl - Laura Martin

Long-lost love...newfound heir!

Richard, the Earl of Farnleigh, believed he had lost his sweetheart, Hetty, forever. Amidst the carnage of the Peninsular War, she was torn from his arms, thought dead. But now she’s back on his doorstep — with their two-year-old child!

Thinking Richard had abandoned her, pregnant Hetty became trapped in a joyless marriage to a cruel man. Now a widow, she’s finally free — but alone, vulnerable and penniless. Richard is her only hope for refuge. They’re bound by their son, and an undeniable connection, but when they both bear the scars of the past, is a rekindled romance more than she can promise?

A Scoundrel For The Suffragist - Melissa Oliver

Can a rebel with a cause...love a rogue without a care?

As an ardent campaigner for women’s rights, Cecily Duddlecott is accustomed to exasperating men. But gaming-hell proprietor Dominic Marsden beats them all! Wherever she goes, he’s there — smirking. Most infuriating of all? Their friction makes sparks fly...

Then Dominic reveals why he’s tailing her: he suspects her latest suitor of conducting criminal activity in his club. Cecy joins his cause, and the attraction between them becomes impossible to ignore! As do Dominic’s hidden depths...Cecy determined long ago she’d never again risk her heart. So why is she tempted to stake it all on a scoundrel?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781038969262

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 February 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Mills & Boon Historical

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 333g

Pages: 448

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Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Historical Romance Laura Martin Melissa Oliver Romance

About the Author

Born and bred on the South Coast of England into a family of two loving parents and a spirited older sister, books were a feature of Laura's life from early on. One of her earliest memories involves sitting with the family on a rainy Sunday afternoon listening to the exploits of a clumsy but lovable stuffed bear and his assorted cuddly friends. Laura's first ambition was to be a doctor, and in 2006 she went off to Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Medical school in London to study medicine. It was whilst she was earning her degree she discovered her love of writing. In between ward rounds and lectures Laura would scribble down ideas to work on later that evening and dream of being an author. In 2012 Laura married her high school sweetheart and together they settled down in Cambridgeshire. It was around this time Laura started focussing on the Romance genre, and found what she had always suspected to be true: she was a romantic at heart. Laura now spends her time writing Historical Romances when not working as a doctor.In her spare time Laura loves to lose herself in a book and has been known to read from cover to cover in a day when the story is particularly gripping. She also loves to travel with her husband, especially enjoying visiting historical sites and far flung shores

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