Samantha James

Regency/Stirling Family series

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Devon St. James leads a quiet life of destitution until she's set upon by hooligans and left for dead in the mean streets of London's Seven Dials.

Sebastian, Lord Thurston, is looking to rake a little hell when he discovers Devon and spirits her to his town house to heal her wounds. He decides she's more lady than tramp and sets about to shine her up so he can find her a husband.

Devon is heartbroken by Sebastian's willingness to give her away, yet she's confident there's always been more to her than meets his eye -- and she's not afraid to drag his heart through hell and back till he realizes what he's missing.

"A Perfect Bride" is an absolutely delightful, Pygmalionesque love story. James creates classic tension and delicious heartache as successfully as she does heroines who find strength where they least expect it.