Secondhand Vow

Secondhand Vow: A Country-Estate Marriage-of-Convenience Regency Romance

Eleanor Whitmore has never been the daughter anyone expected to marry an earl. Capable and accustomed to saving her family, she knows what duty demands. But when her sister dies before marrying Lord Rensworth, the marriage settlement threatens to take everything her family has left.

There is only one way to save Whitmore Hall, the tenants, and her younger siblings: Eleanor must take her sister's place and marry the Earl of Rensworth.

Julian Ashworth never expected to wed Eleanor. He had prepared himself for a practical marriage with Marianne, a woman he respected but never loved. Now, eighteen months after her death, he finds himself at the altar with her sister, both bound by a bargain neither chose.

At first, their marriage is nothing more than an arrangement. Eleanor brings order to Rensworth Park, uncovering mistakes in the estate ledgers and earning the respect of tenants and servants. Julian, beneath his reserved exterior, reveals a kindness she never expected. Breakfasts become conversations. Small kindnesses become impossible to ignore. And a marriage meant to be practical begins to feel dangerously real.

Then a family secret threatens everything they have built. A twisted letter awakens Eleanor's fear: that she is only a replacement for the sister she could never stop mourning. As trust fractures and Eleanor leaves Rensworth Park, Julian must face the truth he has spent his life avoiding.

Can a secondhand vow become a first love?

Filled with emotional tension, country-estate atmosphere, tender slow-burn romance, family secrets, and a marriage that transforms into something neither expected, Secondhand Vow is a Regency romance about discovering that love can arrive disguised as duty.

If you love marriage-of-convenience romances with emotional depth, guarded aristocrats, courageous heroines, and a happily-ever-after, step into Rensworth Park and discover Eleanor and Julian's story. Your Regency romance awaits.