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Bad Luck Bride

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By Laura Lee Guhrke

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In this dazzling Victorian romance that “will appeal to fans of Julia Quinn and Amanda Quick,” one unlucky lady believes her fate is finally changing until the rake that broke her heart returns to town (Publishers Weekly on Lady Scandal)

Lady Kay Matheson is truly the bad luck bride. Her first try at matrimony was a disastrous failed elopement with handsome rake Devlin Sharpe. Soon after, Devlin departed for Africa without even saying goodbye, leaving Kay unwed and her heart in a million pieces. Her second attempt with the boy next door was the ideal match everyone wanted, until rumors of her previous elopement hit the papers and her perfect groom dumped her due to the scandal. Now Kay is forced to face life as a ruined and disgraced spinster.

No one is more surprised than Kay when American millionaire Wilson Rycroft offers her a third chance at matrimony. Just when she’s convinced her luck’s changed and she finally will make it down the aisle, the scoundrel who took her virtue and broke her heart many years ago returns, with a young and beautiful fiancée of his own. 

Kay isn’t the only one nursing grudges—Devlin has a few of his own. Like Kay, he just wants to forget the past and make a new life. But when circumstances force them together, reigniting the passions they felt long ago, it culminates in a searing kiss that threatens to ruin their perspective wedding plans and their futures, and make Kay the bad-luck bride all over again. 

  • "A captivating, delightful read, full of humorous moments and characters who feel real enough for readers to genuinely care about how their story will end."
    Library Journal on Lady Scandal
  • "A top-notch historical romance." 
    Kirkus, starred review on Lady Scandal

On Sale
Jul 29, 2025
Page Count
320 pages
Publisher
Forever
ISBN-13
9781538722664

Laura Lee Guhrke

About the Author

Laura Lee Guhrke spent seven years in advertising, had a successful catering business, and managed a construction company before she decided writing novels was more fun. The author of twenty-seven historical romances and a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America Rita Award, Laura lives in the Northwest US with her husband and two diva cats. Laura loves hearing from readers, and you can contact her via her website: http://www.lauraleeguhrke.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Instagram.
 
 

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