title: The Men Who Would Be King: The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth I
author:  Josephine Ross 
description: &#8220;Splendid stuff, &#8216;history with attitude.&#8217; Written with energy and aplomb, it is a stirring and yet salutory story, well told.&#8221; (The Times (London))
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  What use is a husband?
  
  Elizabeth Dunaway believes that the moment an independent-minded woman
  marries, her husband seizes complete control of her life. That's why she is
  determined never to walk down the aisle of matrimony. But when an unfortunate
  incident gets her thrown in prison, she has no choice but to accept a marriage
  of convenience to the insufferable, albeit handsome, Ross Carrington, the Earl
  of Blakestone.
  
  As a gentleman spy, Ross often finds himself embroiled in scandals not of his
  making. But he never thought his inquiries into the disappearance of three
  young ladies would lead him to a notorious ladies' club ... or wed to the
  magnificent Miss Dunaway. Not many men would appreciate his new bride's
  rebellious spirit, yet Ross finds it both charming and seductive. Now he just
  has to convince Elizabeth that true liberation can be hers by surrendering to
  his passion and love.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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