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Ten years earlier she betrayed him by marrying his father, and Malcolm now guards painful secrets behind discipline and academic restraint. When a bargain forces Malcolm to become the earl’s tutor, desire and outrage collide with escalating revelations. The story promises a Victorian enemies-to-lovers romance with humor, puns, and emotional heat.","THE EARL’ S BRAZEN WIDOW  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCAROLINE LEE  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nAbout this book  \nOther Books by Caroline Lee  \nPrologue  \nChapter 1  \nChapter 2  \nChapter 3  \nChapter 4  \nChapter 5  \nChapter 6  \nChapter 7  \nChapter 8  \nChapter 9  \nChapter 10  \nChapter 11  \nChapter 12  \nEpilogue  \nAuthor ’s Note  \nSneak Peek  \nAbout the Author  \nOther Books by Caroline Lee  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nABOUT THIS BOOK  \nShe might have been married to his father, but there was no way he was going to call Lady Violet Forbes “stepmother,” especially not since he was the one who’d introduced her to the pleasures of—well, pleasure—all those years ago.  \nTen years ago, Violet betrayed the man she loved…by marrying his father. It wasn’t her fault, not exactly (you know how these things go), but Malcolm was, quite frankly, more than a little put out by the news and has refused to acknowledge her since. Now, as the widowed Countess of Hatwaring, she wields power and wealth in her young son’s name, but nineyear-old Brom’s small empire is wobbling. Violet needs to start selling off some of his estates in order to maintain the rest…which means angering theman who already thinks her far too brazen.  \nHis secret is the love which still shames him.  \nMalcolm Forbes, the illegitimate son of the Earl of Hatwaring, always thought of himself as academic and stoic. A decade of managing one of his father ’s far-flung estates taught him to think before he acts, but when he receives a letter from his father ’s widow—and the only woman he’s ever loved—stating her intentions to sell his home, he reacts most rashly.  \nNow they’ve made a brazen bargain.  \nA deal is made, and after a mere month as the young earl’s tutor, Malcolm will secure the deed to his home. Unfortunately, this means a month with the one woman who can enrage his anger—and his passions—unlike anyone else.  \nViolet, meanwhile, is determined to earn his forgiveness, even if it means risking everything she’s hoped for, and revealing her secrets.  \nThis likely won’t end well.  \nWARNING: Of course it’ll end well; it’s a romcom. Be prepared for an angsty hero, a cheeky kid, quite a lot of embarrassing puns, and some really smoking hot bed sport. This enemies-to-lovers Victorian romance will leave you laughing!  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nOTHER BOOKS BY CAROLINE LEE  \nWant the scoop on new books? Join Caroline’s Cohort, an exclusive reader group! Or sign up for my mailing list by texting “Caroline” to 42828 to get started!  \nSteamy Scottish Historicals:  \nThose Kilted Bastards (4 books)  \nBad in Plaid (6 books)  \nThe Hots for Scots (8 books)  \nHighlander Ever After (3 books)  \nThe Sinclair Jewels (4 books)  \nThe Highland Angels (5 books)  \nSensual Historical Westerns:  \nBlack Aces (3 books)  \nSunset Valley (3 books)  \nEverland Ever After (10 books)  \nThe Sweet Cheyenne Quartet (6 books)  \nSweet Contemporary Westerns  \nQuinn Valley Ranch (5 books)  \nRiver ’s End Ranch (14 books)  \nThe Cowboys of Cauldron Valley (7 books)  \nThe Calendar Girls’ Ranch (6 books)  \nClick here to find a complete list of Caroline’s books.  \nSign up for Caroline’s Newsletter to receive exclusive content and freebies, as well as first dibs on her books! Or if newsletters aren’t your thing, follow her on Bookbub for a quick, concise new release alert every time she publishes a book!  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nP RO LOGU E  \nVIOLET STARED at her son in silent exasperation, one thought above all most clear in her mind: My cacti would not do this to me.  \nSucculents didn’t speak. They didn’t smell vaguely of something which should’ve been wiped from their boots. And they certainly didn’t plop“samples” of their “collections” atop the pile of carefully sorted ledgers Violet had been in the middle of cross-referencing.  \n“Well, Mama? Does this look like pine marten poo to ye?”  \nShe resisted the urge to pinch the bridge of her nose. 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