seriously romantic: a rogue of her own by grace burrowes

in a rogue of her own, miss charlotte windham finally finds a man worthy of her indomitable spirit. lucas sherbourne is wealthy but not titled. raised to be at war with the dukes of haverford, he's been much-maligned in the valley where they co-exist as unhappy neighbors, even as he's been the only person solvent enough to make sure the valley and all the people who inhabit it prosper.

when lucas proposes a business arrangement of sorts, a marriage of convenience to save charlotte from matchmaking and terrible suitors, he's surprised when she rejects him. and then she kisses him. and they get caught by her aunt and uncle.and ae forced to marry anyway. lucas believes that charlotte rejected him because he isn't titled.

but the truth is that charlotte is distrustful of men, especially after her dearest friend had a terrible experience and she's dedicated herself to helping women in dire straits make new lives for themselves and their illegitimate children. she doesn't believe lucas would support helping the women and children she's taken under her wing.

and she doesn't disclose this until well after they are married. for all that lucas has a reputation of a hard-edged businessman, he's actually a really good guy. he does his best to meet all the impossible demands made of him, and accepts more blame than he should as things begin to go awry. he's a proud man who takes too much on when he could ask for help from his titled neighbors, who after years of strife have become friends, family even.

once lucas and charlotte figure out how to communicate they realize they are very much on the same side. charlotte is the only person who sees lucas and the kindness he gifts to many who don't even realize they are in his debt.

**a rogue of her own will publish on march 6, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/grand central publishing (forever) in exchange for my honest review.