The Unwilling Miss Watkin

Savvy lady seeks to forget secret past with dashing rake. How far will he go to court her love?Notorious rake Jareth Darby is back in London, and everyone is talking. That terrifies former scandalous miss Eloise Watkin, who has done everything to convince Society she has changed. What only a few know is that Jareth and Eloise had a secret romance years ago. When Jareth walked away, he took her heart with him. Now he claims to want her forgiveness. Never!Tired of his self-imposed exile, Jareth wants only to return to the bosom of his family. They've agreed to receive him, if he can gain forgiveness from the lady he wronged. But as he tries to prove to Eloise he has reformed too, he discovers one thing that will never waiver-his love for her. When scandal once more threatens, can Jareth convince the unwilling Miss Watkin that she has tamed him, once and for all?If you love sweet, witty Regency romances, then you'll love the final book in Regina Scott's Uncommon Courtships series.Recommended in The Idiot's Guide to The Ultimate Reading List under the previous title of Utterly Devoted as one of the best Regency romances of that decade.Share a little secret today. Uncommon Courtships. Forever Loves. Regina Scott started writing novels in the third grade. Thankfully for literature as we know it, she didn't actually sell her first novel until she had learned a bit more about writing. Since her first Regency romance was published in 1998, her stories have traveled the globe, with translations in many languages including Dutch, German, Italian, and Portuguese. She is now the author of more than 50 works of warm, witty historical romance.She and her husband of over 30 years live south of Tacoma, Washington, on the way to Mt. Rainier. She has driven four in hand, dressed like a Regency dandy, learned to fence, and sailed on a tall ship, all in the name of research, of course.Sign up for her free newsletter at https://subscribe.reginascott.com so you'll always know when a new book is out or on sale and receive exclusive short stories. Every courtship is special, but when you combine a determined lady and an equally determined gentleman in Regency, England, sparks can fly and hearts can heal. Uncommon courtships, forever loves.