After five failed London Seasons, Charlotte Winford is past being picky. She has enraptured a gouty squire with a pig-farming empire. Admittedly, he is no Adonis and has a horror of educated women, but it’s not raining suitors in the ballrooms of 1813.Only duty would induce war-hardened Jasper Alverstone to attend an Almack’s ball. The most hunted matrimonial prize in England, he is not above skulking in dark corners to avoid ambitious mamas. Unfortunately, he is now head of his illustrious family and must honor his father’s will, even if it means marrying an insufferable heiress who loathes him.No sooner has that lady thrown his dance offer in his face when he overhears some sapskull making the world’s worst marriage proposal. Nearly flattened by its fleeing recipient, Jasper is stunned to recognize the country damsel he saved from ruin seven years ago. His life was never the same again.With old scores to settle and secrets to hide, Jasper and Charlotte form an uneasy alliance that sets the ton aghast. A demoralized wallflower has an obvious agenda, but what can a powerful marquess want with a Shropshire nobody?Alverstone is a sweeping Regency-set saga of two families bound by love and war. If you’re like me, you want to pick up a historical novel and lose yourself in another time and place. Welcome to Alverstone , a Regency ‘Downton Abbey’ that has it romance, intrigue, tragedy, and humor, set against the backdrop of glittering balls, sprawling estates, and the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars.At its heart is the developing love story between Charlotte Winford – teetering on the brink of spinsterhood, and war-hardened Jasper Alverstone – torn between duty and desire. Charlotte, after yet another failed Season, is looking for an excuse to refuse the only marriage offer she has-from a rich country squire she could never love. Jasper, now head of his family, is bound by his father’s final wishes, to marry a neighbor’s unpleasant but wealthy daughter.Both are looking for a way out.While author Beatrice Knight could have settled for a routine ‘marriage of convenience’ tale, she wrote a richly layered exploration of love, class, and destiny. As the Alverstones and Winfords navigate the convolutions of fate, I found myself swept up in a tale that never slows down.Knight writes like she time-traveled from 1813. As founder of the All Things Regency research blog, she brings a deep understanding and passion for the customs, language, and fashions of the era. What sets Alverstone apart is its authenticity, along with deft plotting, sharp wit and vivid characters.Whether you’re a fan of Regency fiction, or just great storytelling, Alverstone is a must-read — a sumptuous period piece. Witty. Touching. Deliciously Austen-like. Impossible to put down.

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