The Plain Bride

Sinclair Wortham, Lord Mayville, is a man burdened by family scandals and the heartbreak of unrequited love. Desperate for a reprieve from the shadows of his crumbling ancestral estate, he seeks distraction at the local tavern—where the brandy is as abysmal as his luck. But in a drunken haze, Sinclair makes an error of epic proportions. Instead of returning to the warm welcome of the tavern's serving girl, he stumbles into the wrong house... and straight into the bedchamber of the vicar's plain and unremarkable daughter, Althea Parker.Althea has spent a lifetime being overlooked—except by her own heart, which has secretly longed for Lord Mayville from afar. But when Sinclair crashes into her quiet world, she does what any sensible woman would: she screams, summoning her father and half the tavern to witness the scandal.Now, they're bound by a hastily arranged marriage neither wanted but cannot escape. Althea must navigate life as the reluctant bride of the man she's always loved, while Sinclair grapples with the unexpected charm of the woman he never noticed.As their forced union brings them closer, will their hearts discover that love, like fate, often blooms where it is least expected?For fans of swoon-worthy regency romance, slow-burn love stories, and unforgettable heroines, The Plain Bride is a captivating tale of second chances, scandal, and finding beauty in the unexpected.