Description
Prickly newspapermanβs widow Phoebe Sparks has vowed never to marry again. Unfortunately, the election in Lively St. Lemeston is hotly contested, and the little townβs charter gives Phoebe the right to make her husband a voterβif she had one.
The Honorable Nicholas Dymond has vowed never to get involved in his family’s aristocratic politicking. But now his army career is over for good, his leg and his self-confidence both shattered in the war. Helping his little brother win an election could be just what the doctor ordered.
So Nick decamps to the country, under strict orders to marry Phoebe off to somebody before the polls open. Heβs intrigued by the lovely widow from the moment she shuts the door in his face.
Phoebe is determined not to be persuaded by the handsome earlβs son, no matter how charming he is. But when disaster strikes her young sister, she is forced to consider selling her voteβand her handβto the highest bidder.
As election intrigue grows, Phoebe and Nick are brought face to face with their own deepest desires and forced to decide which vows are worth keeping, and which must be broken…
Contains elections, confections, and a number of erections.