Once betrayed, always a bachelor. At least, that was the plan.

Stuart Alford never expected to return to Derbyshire. Indeed, he never wanted to return. However, when his brother dies, leaving him both his daughters and the family estate, Stuart must do what he does not want to do.

When he arrives to claim his inheritance and take up guardianship of his two wards, he discovers they have befriended a young woman who is visiting her sister and brother-in-law at Pemberley.

Mary Bennet is not like any other lady he has ever met. She's refreshingly candid, and he begins to understand why his nieces adore her.

Be that as it may, Stuart, whose heart is just beginning to mend, has sworn off marriage, and he's not reticent in sharing that fact. But despite his adamant proclamations, as sketches are made and shocking secrets are revealed, he'll discover that offering his heart to another might be the only way for it to ever be fully restored.

Sketches and Secrets of Summer is the fourth installment in Leenie Brown's Darcy Family Holidays series. If you like well-written sweet romances with scandalously shocking secrets and a hero and heroine who will put themselves in harm's way for the good of two little girls, then download your copy of Sketches and Secrets of Summer and join Stuart as he and Mary find true love and happiness at the end of a very broken road.

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Book Length:

• just under 45,500 words long

• 280 paperback pages

Other books in this series:

• Two Days Before Christmas

• One Winter's Eve

• A Scandal in Springtime

Each story is a complete romance and can stand alone. However, reading the series in order will provide a more satisfying experience since details from early books may appear in later books.

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• Publication Date: August 20, 2021
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