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He advertised for a wife and found his soulmate. Renowned antiquities scholar, Deodonatus (Deo) Kinninmounth Earl of Pendrell, needs a secretary to help him with a new project, but the lonely, socially awkward, bespectacled giant, also wants a wife. He decides to advertise for a lady to fill both roles. Miss Emily Grenfell is a closet antiquities enthusiast, heiress, and social disaster. Escaping from her draconian mother and a suitor she doesn't want, Emily arrives a day late for the job interview and is shocked to discover she has applied for a post working for a man. However, when the enormous, hawkish-featured man with red hair and freckles, proposes a marriage of convenience, Emily is happy to accept, rather than return to a home where she is mistreated and misunderstood. Embarking on a project to dig up a Celtic burial site on the Duke of Troubridge's estate, Deo and Emily discover they have more in common than a shared passion for antiquities. As desire sparks between them, Deo struggles to come to terms with physical and emotional intimacy, and Emily falls for her adorably nerdish and irresistibly attractive husband. And when Emily's rejected suitor tries to cause trouble for the pair, Emily must learn to understand the harsh childhood that has robbed Deo of normal emotional responses and help him discover what his heart is for. Tropes you'll love: Grumpy-sunshine One bed Forced proximity Nerds in love Childhood trauma Archaeological mystery (Almost) virgin hero Marriage of convenience Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a scorching-hot read with open-door steam.

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Wren St Claire lives in Brisbane with one confused Mini Schnauzer and six mad Bengal cats. She writes Steamy Historical Romance, where the heroes spoil the heroine and readers get to tag along for the ride, enjoying a roller coaster of emotions. Wren has a Masters Degree in Egyptology and used to lead tours to Egypt up until the Revolution of the Arab Spring in 2011.

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