A serious-minded earl. A romantically inclined miss. He wants her love, but she only wants to be friends.

Determined not to follow in his profligate father’s footsteps, Lord Castleford has devoted himself to charitable works and locked away his feelings, saving them for one woman alone.

Georgiana Merry has come to London, desperate to fall in love. With her head full of romance, she dreams of a dashing hero who will capture her affections.

The reserved earl is shocked to find himself falling in love with the kind-hearted but impulsive Miss Merry, whose elopement he once foiled.

But all Georgiana wants from him is friendship. He doesn’t match up to her romantic ideal, and she refuses to settle for anything less.

Lord Castleford’s patience and ingenuity will be stretched to the limit if he is to protect the woman he loves and win her heart before his unscrupulous rival steals it away.

Set in London in 1810, this novel by the co-author of the popular Regency History blog is rich in historical detail and includes a glossary and historical notes.

This is a clean and wholesome, friends-to-lovers, faith-based romance, with witty dialogue, and a Georgette Heyer-inspired plot, including masquerades and secret letters.

The second book in The Merry Romances series, it can also be read as a standalone romance with its own happily ever after.