Defying the Earl

Erica Ridley

Apr 2023 · Heart & Soul Book 1 · Erica Ridley

About this ebook

Enjoy a fun, flirty, guardian-and-ward, beauty and the beast romp from a New York Times bestselling author!

Miss Matilda Dodd refuses to be any man’s property. She’s a month shy of her majority, and cannot wait to live life on her own terms. Rather than meet her unwanted new guardian as instructed, she attends a ball and comes kiss-to-kiss with an adorably befuddled handsome lord instead. But the grumpy, sexy stranger turns out to be the new guardian, hell-bent on marrying her to someone else! 

Titus Noble, the Earl of Gilbourne, is an emotionless, rigid automaton who lives for predictability and order. There is no room in his exacting schedule for a ridiculous matchmaking festival, and there is no room in his peaceful life for an unexpected ward. The only solution is to marry the chit to the first fool willing to take the beautiful hoyden off the earl’s hands. That is, if Titus can keep his hands off his maddening, kissable ward…

Ratings and reviews

Highly enjoyed Matilda and Titus's story in the Lords in Love series. Matilda has just a few weeks before reaching her age of majority and becoming an heiress - she's determined to attain that independence. Titus is intrigued by Matilda at the Matchmaker ball and only later realizes she is the same girl who was to be his ward for the next few weeks. As the time passes, they form a friendship and find themselves attracted to each other. This book is humorous and romantic, with witty dialogue

Emotionally thrilling, action packed and engaging adventure filled with exciting charters, witty dialog, heart racing twists and undeniable passion. Was a great read from beginning to end. Highly entertaining!!!

A delightful, witty tale of a young lady, almost at her majority, after the loss of her parents being left with her grumpy guardian! She just wants to have fun and he just wants to get her married off! But fate has other ideas and it just might find they are meant for each other!!