One Week To Wed. Laurie Benson

      

      One stolen night...

      ...leads to unexpected wedding vows!

      Part of The Sommersby Brides: widowed Lady Charlotte Gregory believes she’ll never marry again after losing her husband. Until meeting dashing Lord Andrew Pearce brings her respectable, lonely world back to vibrant life! Left alone one night, they give in to their desires only to find their secret passion leads to shock, scandal...and a sudden marriage of convenience!

      The Sommersby Brides miniseries

      Book 1—One Week to Wed

      Look out for the next books, coming soon!

      “Delightfully unexpected plot twists, with lively dialogue and witty repartee.”

       —RT Book Reviews on The Unexpected Countess

      “This adventure and treasure hunt romance is a charmer.”

       —RT Book Reviews on The Unexpected Countess

      LAURIE BENSON is an award-winning Regency romance author, whose book An Unexpected Countess was voted Harlequin’s 2017 ‘Hero of the Year’ by readers. She began her writing career as an advertising copywriter. When she isn’t at her laptop, avoiding laundry, Laurie can be found browsing antiques shops and going on long hikes with her husband and two sons. Learn more about Laurie by visiting her website at lauriebenson.net. You can also find her on Twitter and Facebook.

       Also by Laurie Benson

      Secret Lives of the Ton miniseries

      An Unsuitable Duchess

       An Uncommon Duke

       An Unexpected Countess

      The Sommersby Brides miniseries

      One Week to Wed

      And look out for the next two books

       coming soon

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      One Week to Wed

      Laurie Benson

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      ISBN: 978-1-474-07385-1

      ONE WEEK TO WED

      © 2018 Laurie Benson

      Published in Great Britain 2018

       by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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      For Terry:

       To every incredible challenge you’ve responded with unbelievable strength. If I could write your happy-ever-after, I’d leave out all the bad stuff.

      Thank you to my wonderful editor Linda Fildew, my team at Mills & Boon, and my agent Courtney Miller-Callihan. Hugs to Lori, Mia, Jen, Harper, Anabelle and Michele, for everything. Thank you to my family for your love and support. And thank you to my readers. For those of you who asked for Andrew’s story after you read

      An Uncommon Duke, this is for you.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       About the Author

       Booklist

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Dedication

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five