title: The Earl's Unexpected Bride: Regency Historical Romance (The Derbyshire Set) (Volume 1)
author:  Arietta Richmond 
description: Arietta Richmond has been a compulsive reader and writer all her life. Whilst her reading is broad, history has always fascinated her, and historical novels are amongst her favourite reading. She has written a wide range of work, including non-fiction works (published under a pen name), but fiction has always been a major part of her life. Now, her Regency Historical Romance series is finally being released. The Derbyshire set is comprised of 9 shorter novels. She also has a standalone longer novel shortly to be released, and two longer series of novels in development. She lives in Australia, and when not reading or writing, likes to travel, and to see in person the places where history happened.
zlib_text: _**The new earl**_
  
   _ **And the lady he should resist!**_
  
  Part of The Widows of Westram: Having left the army to take up the title of
  Earl of Longhurst, Ethan feels the weight of his new responsibilities. He was
  brusque with the woman picking blackberries, only to find she’s his neighbor
  Lady Petra, who helps him despite his gruffness. A wealthy bride would save
  his estate, but all he can think about is this shy, kind and _penniless_
  widow!
  
   _ **The Widows of Westram**_
  
   _Widowed by war...tempted by new flirtations!_
  
  Lady Carrie and her sisters-in-law, Lady Petra and Lady Marguerite, each
  tragically widowed on the same day by the same battle in Portugal, have had
  time to come to terms with their circumstances.
  
  Now these three beguiling widows aim to seize the day and build their own
  destinies—in life, and in the realm of romantic liaisons...!
  
  Find out what happens in Carrie’s story:
  
   _A Lord for the Wallflower Widow_
  
  And in Petra’s story:
  
   _An Earl for the Shy Widow_
  
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