{"product_id":"a-fighting-chance-9781963585742","title":"A Fighting Chance","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50502852903186,"sku":"9781963585742","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3d7bae3-3e4b-4e03-9c5f-c4c2cf0c355c.jpg?v=1730778081","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-fighting-chance-9781963585742","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}