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A Scandal in Spring
A Second-Chance Romance of a Runaway Bride, a One-Night Stand, and the Wife He Had to Win BackBy Eliza Thistlewood
Length7h 53m
About this audiobook
She fled her own wedding four years ago.
Now she has six weeks to convince London she's respectable.
The only man willing to help her is the one who despises everything she represents.
Eliza Thistlewood has mastered two arts: embroidery and invisibility. After a ruined engagement left her reputation in shreds, she's lived in quiet disgrace with her aunt, taking up as little space as possible. But her only chance at financial security comes with an impossible condition — she must be respectably betrothed before the Season ends.
Enter Gabriel Stone.
Self-made. Broad-shouldered. Contemptuous of the aristocracy in a way that is entirely personal and entirely justified. His shipping empire is built on sweat and spite, but it can't buy him entry into the drawing rooms he needs. A temporary engagement to a faded gentlewoman is the perfect arrangement.
Simple. Business. Nothing more.
But Eliza is not the haughty noblewoman Gabriel expected. She's sharp and guarded, and she carries a sadness that mirrors his own in ways he doesn't want to examine. The forced proximity of their charade works on him slowly — her wit at dinner, the careful way she protects herself in every room, the sorrow she tries so hard to hide.
One reckless night behind a locked library door shatters every rule they set.
And then the man who destroyed Eliza four years ago walks back into London with a scheme designed to expose Gabriel's origins and reclaim her for himself.
The scandal is coming. The only question is whether they'll face it together or apart.
A Scandal in Spring is a steamy and emotionally rich Regency romance about second chances, class wounds, hidden pasts, enemies-to-lovers tension, and the terrifying courage it takes to trust someone with the truth.
Perfect for readers who love slow-burn Regency romance, brooding self-made heroes, runaway bride tropes, fake betrothal plots, and swoon-worthy romance in the tradition of Helen Scheuerer and Carley Fortune.
Standalone romance with a hard-earned happy ending.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance
Length7 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Dedication
3Chapter 1 - The Lie I Built My Life On
4Chapter 2 - The Man Who Spat on Status
5Chapter 3 - A Scrap of Kindness I Cannot Afford
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6Chapter 4 - Half a World in a Child’s Sketch
7Chapter 5 - The Conversation That Cost Me
8Chapter 6 - A Violet Envelope and a Knife
9Chapter 7 - The Library That Held No Lies
10Chapter 8 - What the Deuce and Dribbles
11Chapter 9 - The Boy Who Asked for a Story
12Chapter 10 - A Servant’s Memory
13Chapter 11 - The Charred Words We Share
14Chapter 12 - An Invitation to Ruin
15Chapter 13 - The Suitor I Refused
16Chapter 14 - A Breath Between Steps
17Chapter 15 - The Midpoint I Never Planned
18Chapter 16 - The Runners at the Door
19Chapter 17 - A Carriage Ride Through Fear
20Chapter 18 - The Ink That Binds
21Chapter 19 - A Bulwark Against the Storm
22Chapter 20 - The Letter I Will Not Burn
23Chapter 21 - The Air Before the Fall
24Chapter 22 - The Square That Judged Me
25Chapter 23 - The Answer That Costs Everything
26Chapter 24 - A Quiet Sunday in May
27Chapter 25 - The Spinning Wheel and the Fortune It Told
28Chapter 26 - A Balloon, a Ribbon, and a Promise
29Chapter 27 - The Church That Nearly Broke
30Chapter 28 - The Spring That Stayed
31Epilogue
32About the Author
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