Unable to forgive himself for the deaths of his school chums, he has little interest in society but knows he must eventually secure an heir. The fifth Survivor's Club Regency romance (after Only Enchanting) introduces a fine specimen of Balogh's trademark wounded heroes: Ralph Stockwood, Earl of Berwick, who returned from war scarred inside and out. One condition: Ralph has to promise that he will never take her back to London. So Chloe makes an outrageous suggestion: Strike a bargain and get married.
Driven by the need to escape her family, she takes refuge at the home of her mother’s godmother, where she meets Ralph. Since her Seasons in London ended in disaster, Chloe Muirhead is resigned to spinsterhood. Racked with guilt over their deaths, Ralph must move on.and find a wife so as to secure an heir to his family’s title and fortune. Ralph Stockwood prides himself on being a leader, but when he convinced his friends to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, he never envisioned being the sole survivor. Now, for one of them, striking a most unusual bargain will change his life forever.… The Survivors’ Club: Six men and one woman, all wounded in the Napoleonic Wars, their friendship forged during their recovery at Penderris Hall in Cornwall. The new Survivor’s Club novel from the New York Times bestselling author.
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