Bargaining for the Barrister
Louisa Cox is tired of fortune hunters pursuing her dowry. So when Lady Kellen offers to help her find an eligible suitor, Louisa eagerly accepts and makes a list of what she wants in a husband. The man selected is barrister Paul Sheldon. He may be a complete stranger, but he has one thing in his favor: he is unaware of her fortune. What Louisa did not anticipate was his curious behavior—or being so attracted to him.
The conflict arises when Paul catches wind of the matchmaking organization his mother and her friends are establishing — he pities the fellow who will be caught in their scheme, until he realizes he is to be their first victim. Horrified, Paul determines to thwart his mother's plans by whatever means necessary. After meeting his intended, however, his increasing desire to be near her threatens to disrupt his convictions.
Louisa is everything he could want in a wife, and when an unexpected adventure sets in motion the very plan he had determined to halt, he almost wishes his mother's plot could succeed. But Paul harbors a secret and a past that make it impossible for him to give Louisa the life she deserves.
Book one of the Matchmaking Mamas series.
A wealthy young woman tired of fortune hunters, who agrees to a matchmaking scheme.
A barrister with a secret past, targeted as the first victim of his mother's matchmaking scheme.
Paul's mother, who runs the matchmaking scheme with her friends.