Unexpected Seasons: Book 2
Publication Date: March 5, 2024
A standalone companion to An Improbable Season, this Regency romance — perfect for fans of Bridgerton — is about following your heart, pursuing your dreams, and falling head over heels in love.
Eleanor did not come to London to be proper and boring. After the death of her husband and a year of mourning, the seventeen year old wants nothing more than her independence and to have a little fun. She’s hardly looking to remarry, despite pressures from her late husband’s nephew, who is keen on obtaining her inheritance. Eleanor quickly devises a plan that includes a fake engagement. What’s not a part of the plan? Falling for a dashing, quiet man outside of her social circle – a man who is not her betrothed. Can she survive the Season with her heart and her fortune intact?
Thalia is determined to begin afresh after a disastrous first Season in London. No romantic distractions, but only her work as a poet and newfound companion to Eleanor. Determined to get her poems published, she struggles to be taken seriously as a female writer. As the spring progresses, Thalia does not expect to take interest in a man from her past (a man who is engaged to her employer, no less!), but some feelings demand to be felt even if the timing isn’t quite right.
Rosalyn Eves’s An Unlikely Proposition is a transportive Regency drama that captures the sparkle of London, thrill of friendship, and swoon of new love.
Eleanor Lockhart may have money after being widowed at 17, but she continues to fight for her independence amid the social restrictions of 19th century London.
Author Rosalyn Eves creates an adventurous Regency romance in An Unlikely Proposition. Hounded by her husband’s nephew, who wants access to her money, Eleanor decides to rope a friend into a fake engagement.
As part of her effort to be independent, Eleanor hires a young companion named Thalia. They embark on a series of adventures that bring a core group of characters to life.
The sweet romantic twist is evident as Eleanor falls for someone unexpectedly, particularly since she defies social class conventions. Thalia, meanwhile, fights feelings of her own toward a man she thought was off limits.
The supporting characters also add solid flavor, with the dastardly George serving as the ultimate cad. The focus around writing, which includes Eleanor’s efforts to translate her husband’s notes to Thalia’s poetry, provides a nice touch.
An Unlikely Proposition features a delightful cast of characters, packed into a light Regency romance perfect for a weekend read.
Rosalyn Eves grew up in the Rocky Mountains, dividing her time between reading books and bossing her siblings into performing her dramatic scripts. As an adult, the telling and reading of stories is still one of her favorite things to do. She is the author of the historical fantasy trilogy Blood Rose Rebellion and Beyond the Mapped Stars. When she’s not reading, writing, or teaching writing at Southern Utah University, she enjoys spending time with her chemistry professor husband and three children, watching British period pieces, or hiking.
