The Unexpected Marriage Of Gabriel Stone

The Unexpected Marriage Of Gabriel Stone
Louise Allen

A proposition from a virgin!Gabriel Stone, Earl of Edenbridge, might have a rakish reputation, but he’s also a gentleman—of sorts. So when respectable Lady Caroline Holt offers her maidenhood in exchange for an estate her father gambled away, his curiosity is roused.Gabriel is touched when he learns Caroline is helping her brother—he’s protected his brothers all his life…and has the scars to prove it. He’s willing to help her, but is shocked when his mission takes him somewhere he never thought he’d end up – down the aisle!

Lords of Disgrace

Bachelors for life!

Friends since school, brothers in arms, bachelors for life!

At least that’s what The Four Disgraces—Alex Tempest, Grant Rivers, Cris de Feaux and Gabriel Stone—believe. But when they meet four feisty women who are more than a match for their wild ways these Lords are tempted to renounce bachelordom for good.

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Author Note (#ulink_df7579b0-9937-5861-a1d8-a1e701a3c619)

Gabriel Stone, Earl of Edenbridge, is the fourth of the Lords of Disgrace, whose stories I have been chronicling. Gabriel always was the wildest of the friends, but at first I had no idea what lay behind the dangerous rake’s façade. His story, I discovered, was far darker than I had ever imagined, but neither his past nor his present hedonistic lifestyle prevent him becoming entangled in the affairs of Lady Caroline Holm.

Innocent Caroline will do anything to save her young brother’s future—even bearding a dangerous rake in his lair. Gabriel discovers, to his horror—and to the amusement of his friends—that he’ll do whatever it takes to rescue Lady Caroline from the dangers she faces, even if that involves masquerading as a Welsh hermit. As I explored, I found that Caroline, innocent or not, was more than a match for her reluctant rescuer… even when his past and the long arm of the law catch up with him!

I hope you enjoy reading Caroline and Gabriel’s story as much as I enjoyed writing it.

The Unexpected

Marriage of

Gabriel Stone

Louise Allen

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

LOUISE ALLEN loves immersing herself in history. She finds landscapes and places evoke the past powerfully. Venice, Burgundy and the Greek islands are favourite destinations. Louise lives on the Norfolk coast and spends her spare time gardening, researching family history or travelling in search of inspiration. Visit her at louiseallenregency.co.uk (http://louiseallenregency.co.uk), @LouiseRegency (http://www.twitter.com/LouiseRegency) and janeaustenslondon.com (http://janeaustenslondon.com).

For the Quayistas—and the lovely staff at Hartland Quay Hotel.

Contents

Cover (#uf765aa91-5d32-593a-9502-3cc63d4a6d54)

Introduction (#ufc390c89-4547-5bc7-bd26-3321652273b5)

Author Note (#u804fab2f-f0fb-55a5-871e-c4ab44f1ae59)

Title Page (#ub5118c6b-400b-59c1-b5d8-3e846285b2e6)

About the Author (#u8471740d-3ba0-5634-a022-a9e74084136c)

Dedication (#ua1ad8852-e3d6-5656-9cb4-0d6c1f9504bc)

Chapter One (#u4f60812d-a559-5825-94b3-afebcc8a53e0)

Chapter Two (#u75f03380-1efb-5f29-ae58-cc1f67b14961)

Chapter Three (#u48ffbf48-0b68-5e98-b7fb-cf78798f7f38)

Chapter Four (#ubd7d8b36-2638-5d3c-9a93-60a76bd484db)

Chapter Five (#u66bd6875-6f9e-56b0-9098-b0dd2c790ae9)

Chapter Six (#u939476df-1ca8-54cc-bff5-23b47b56b41a)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)