Mr. Cullen, the mysterious London inventor, is Miss Cassandra Cullen, and she does not want to get married.When her work requires her to meet a customer face-to-face, she enlists the help of kind Dr. Oliver Burke. Despite the risk to her secrets, she needs his help.
Oliver Burke occupies himself with women and gin, trying to forget his soul-crushing family and the nightmares of the war. When his friend Cullen turns out to be a surprising young woman with surprising problems, for the first time, he dares to hope for a future.
But he is fast learning all her secrets, such as her deafness, and the number of lives that are counting on her. And soon Cass learns that the dazzling Dr. Burke has secrets of his own.
One shameless act leads to her father's insistence that Cass stop playing at conducting business and get married. Now. Trusting Dr. Burke only leads her down a path of no return, one that leads to dizzying pleasure, devastating heartbreak... and forever love.
The Countess Invention is a passionate romance in which two people find that their faith in each other is stronger than the pull of any of the stories they've told in the past to anyone, even each other.
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"Judith Lynne has a wonderful ability to bring her characters to life, and you're guaranteed to fall in love with this romance..."
"...didn't want to put it down!"
"Absolutely delightful"
"A beautiful well-written story that makes me want to read more from this author."
The Countess Invention is a historical Regency romance novel with steamy moments and sweet ones, of about 350 pages.
It includes a woman who believes in optimism and the importance of pockets in her clothing, a beautiful man who has made love to too many ladies, no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a Happily Ever After!
The Countess Invention is a standalone book! but if you enjoyed it, check out Not Like a Lady, Letty and Michael's story, and stay tuned for What a Duchess Does coming soon...
