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The Spy's Unwilling Countess
Paperback
Series: The Highland Marriage Ledger, Book 4
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 24 2026
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A countess with dangerous secrets. An earl who hears lies too well. A public attachment neither of them can afford to let become real.
Countess Arabella Wren has survived three years of widowhood by becoming exactly what London dislikes most: a woman neither broken enough to pity nor foolish enough to manage.
But when her late husband's locked study is disturbed, Arabella discovers that Wren House was not merely hiding old papers. It was part of a larger network of family secrets, copied summaries, blackmail, and social pressure aimed at women with too much to lose.
Then Elias Dane, Earl of Blackmoor, appears at her door.
A former intelligence man with a reputation for silence, severity, and dangerous competence, Elias knows the signs of conspiracy when he sees them. He also knows that Arabella's isolation makes her vulnerable. His solution is as practical as it is scandalous: they must be seen together.
A public attachment.
A calculated deception.
A way to force their enemies into the open.
Arabella does not trust easily. Elias does not reveal everything. But as their false intimacy becomes London's favorite whisper, the danger around Wren House grows sharper, and so does the attraction neither of them meant to risk.
To uncover the truth, Arabella must decide whether the spy at her side is another man trying to manage her life, or the first man strong enough to stand beside her without asking her to become smaller.
The Spy's Unwilling Countess is a steamy Regency historical romance featuring a widowed countess, a former spy hero, fake attachment, forced proximity, political intrigue, family secrets, slow-burn tension, and a complete happily ever after.
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