


All she has to do is find an eligible bachelor in prison to marry her, and she'll be free. widowed? Georgie hatches a madcap scheme to wed a condemned criminal before he's set to be executed. Even worse than the ton's lecherous fortune hunters, however, is the cruel cousin determined to force Georgie into marriage. Shipping heiress Georgiana Caversteed is done with men who covet her purse more than her person. Future installments will be eagerly anticipated by Regency readers." - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Introducing the Bow Street Bachelors-men who work undercover for London's first official police force-and the women they serve to protect.and wed? WILL A FALSE MARRIAGE Intelligent, affable characters make this fast-paced novel shine, especially for fans of clever women and the men who sincerely admire them. (Oct.Produktbeschreibung "Bateman's scintillating first Bow Street Bachelors Regency is full of intense emotions and dramatic twists. Future installments will be eagerly anticipated by Regency readers. Attraction and friendship blossom between Benedict and Georgiana as they see each other at social gatherings, and soon she’s helping with his spy work, as well. Determining that divorce and annulment are not options, they decide upon a public courtship and public marriage ceremony, after which they can live apart. When Georgiana sees Benedict at a ball and discovers his true identity, the two must decide how to proceed with their marriage. But Benedict is actually the younger son of the Earl of Morcott and has gone undercover at Newgate to track down a traitor. The two are hastily wed but have no plans to live as husband and wife. Shipping heiress Georgiana Caversteed, desperate to avoid marriage to her cousin Josiah, procures a husband, Benedict Wylde, from Newgate Prison, thinking she’s saving him from being transported to Australia. Bateman’s scintillating first Bow Street Bachelors Regency is full of intense emotions and dramatic twists.
