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An Inconvenient Engagement

Published
1997
Language
English

Synopsis

Furious after seeing her betrothed with another woman, Miss Rebecca Wentworth decides to make him jealous by flirting with the most handsome man at the ball, the rakish Earl of Stanford. The Earl, aware of her intentions, is happy to play along, but their powerful passion soon leads to a compromising situation. Now, facing a storm of gossip, they must navigate society's expectations and their unexpected feelings before their romance is ruined.

About the author

J
Joy Reed

Joy Reed was born in 1962 in Fort Scott, Kansas. Library work as a teenager introduced her to Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, which drew her toward Regency-set romance. She spent several years in the automotive industry, including at Ford Motor Co. and in dealership service management, before turning to writing after the birth of her daughter. From the mid-1990s into the early 2000s she published more than a dozen Regency romances with Kensington's Zebra imprint. She later began the Seraphina F...

Characters

Rebecca WentworthProtagonist
John CollingwoodProtagonist
All characters in An Inconvenient Engagement