Book description
You couldn’t design a better hero than the very eligible and extremely charming Earl Grantham. Unless, of course, you are Margaret Gault, who wants nothing to do with the man who broke her youthful heart.
Widowed and determined, Margaret Gault has returned to Athena’s Retreat and the welcoming arms of…
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1 author picked A Love By Design as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
At this point, I’m basically an Elizabeth Everett stan account. I love all of her books, and this just might be my favorite one yet. I’m a sucker for cinnamon rolls, a sucker for virgin heroes, and a sucker for second-chance romance.
Add all that together and give me a STEMinist architect and an adorable goofball hiding from a pack of angry geese? Perfection. In the first two books, we got to see Grantham the jokester, Grantham the rogue, but earnest Grantham trying desperately to win back his lady love is my favorite Grantham of all.
There is also so…
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