{"product_id":"a-fighting-chance-paperback-1","title":"A Fighting Chance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Ek Murdoch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWilliam Chance, Duke of Cothrom, is tired of fighting for his family's reputation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it's not like his wayward brothers do much to help. Rascals, rakes, and rogues, the lot of them-and William is always the one picking up the pieces and staving off scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe needs stability. He needs calm. He needs certainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe doesn't need a wild young woman launching herself into his arms and demanding that he marry her . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut marriage is precisely what Alice Fox-Edwards does need. After surviving a scandal four years ago, the threats of a blackmailer now mean she must find a protector-preferably one with lots of money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unlikely pairing, to be sure, but William decides that a wife will give him the balance he so desperately needs. Because Miss Fox-Edwards has no outrageous past, does she? Nothing that might upset his calm or set any tongues wagging. Surely, she wouldn't lie about a thing like that . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoon they're fighting their feelings, fighting the truth, and fighting the disaster that fast approaches as secrets and lies-on both sides-threaten what could be a chance for happiness.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel begins the highly anticipated Chance family drama, with four brothers and just as many problems. Tropes include: fallen woman, marriage of convenience, blackmail, secrets, and of course, Emily E K Murdoch's tried and true method of sizzling, joyful romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis full-length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774587699488,"sku":"9781963585742","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/57bb2192944a7db058b36563f12008ff.webp?v=1780451538","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-fighting-chance-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}