My Fair Marchioness by Christi Caldwell Other Titles by Christi Caldwell Scandalous Affairs A Groom of Her Own Taming of the Beast My Fair Marchioness It Happened One Winter Heart of a Duke In Need of a Duke—Prequel Novella For Love of the Duke More than a Duke The Love of a Rogue Loved by a Duke To Love a Lord The Heart of a Scoundrel To Wed His Christmas Lady To Trust a Rogue The Lure of a Rake To Woo a Widow To Redeem a Rake One Winter with a Baron To Enchant a Wicked Duke Beguiled by a Baron To Tempt a Scoundrel To Hold a Lady’s Secret The Heart of a Scandal In Need of a Knight—Prequel Novella Schooling the Duke A Lady’s Guide to a Gentleman’s Heart A Matchmaker for a Marquess His Duchess for a Day Five Days with a Duke Lords of Honor Seduced by a Lady’s Heart Captivated by a Lady’s Charm Rescued by a Lady’s Love Tempted by a Lady’s Smile Courting Poppy Tidemore Scandalous Seasons Forever Betrothed, Never the Bride Never Courted, Suddenly Wed Always Proper, Suddenly Scandalous Always a Rogue, Forever Her Love A Marquess for Christmas Once a Wallflower, at Last His Love Sinful Brides The Rogue’s Wager The Scoundrel’s Honor The Lady’s Guard The Heiress’s Deception The Wicked Wallflowers The Hellion The Vixen The Governess The Bluestocking The Spitfire The Theodosia Sword Only For His Lady Only For Her Honor Only For Their Love Danby A Season of Hope Winning a Lady’s Heart The Brethren The Spy Who Seduced Her The Lady Who Loved Him The Rogue Who Rescued Her The Minx Who Met Her Match The Spinster Who Saved a Scoundrel Lost Lords of London In Bed with the Earl In the Dark with the Duke Undressed with the Marquess Brethren of the Lords My Lady of Deception Her Duke of Secrets The Read Family Saga A Winter Wish Regency Duets Rogues Rush In: Tessa Dare and Christi Caldwell Yuletide Wishes: Grace Burrowes and Christi Caldwell Her Christmas Rogue Standalone Fighting for His Lady Memoir: Non-Fiction Uninterrupted Joy My Fair Marchioness Copyright © 2021 by Christi Caldwell Kindle Edition Cover Design by Holly Perret All rights reserved. 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For more information about the author: www.christicaldwellauthor.com Twitter: @ChristiCaldwell Or on Facebook at: Christi Caldwell Author About the Book Miss Julia Smith peddles flowers for her daily bread, but lands in the Duchess of Arlington’s household when selling blooms becomes unexpectedly hazardous. To Julia’s surprise, Her Grace offers not only safety, but also a chance at a new, fancier life—a life Julia isn’t sure she wants. Harris Clarendale, Marquess of Ruthven, has seen his dear godmother taken in by one charlatan after another as Her Grace has searched in vain for a missing niece. Harris determines to charm his way past Julia’s defenses, and expose her for the schemer she is. Instead, he finds a woman of wit, honor, and integrity, and more than a little passion, and Julia learns that a fancy lord can also be a decent man with a loyal heart. When secrets are revealed, will love be enough for Julia and Harris to forge a future together? Table of Contents Other Titles by Christi Caldwell About the Book Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Biography Chapter 1 Covent Garden London, England 1828 There was no understanding a toff. Those fancy lords, who had everything under God’s sun, seemed determined to amass it all, and then once they had it, they were content to squander it. This time, what this gent appeared ready to squander was… flowers. And a whole lot of them at that. Waiting in the wings, hovering in the shadows, along with every other flower seller in Covent Garden, Julia Smith intended to make their waste her riches. “… and it says she is a duchess,” said Adairia, her friend, sister in all but blood, and the only person Julia trusted. “Imagine that,” Julia murmured, and it was all the other woman needed to hear to continue on with… whatever she was on about. Not that Adairia needed any encouragement. She’d been a prattler since they’d found each other as girls on the street outside of a Drury Lane theater. Alone, wearing tattered garments, the girl had been lost and crying, her piteous wailing ignored by all. Except Julia and her mother. Julia’s mother had urged Julia to go collect the lost little girl. Together they’d brought Adairia back to the hovel they’d called home, and there the girl had stayed. Adairia had always been whimsical. Hell, when they’d first met, the other young woman had insisted she was a princess and wanted to find the way back to her castle. Which was why Adairia was the absolute worst person to whom Oswyn, that bloody street tough, could have approached with all this nonsense about Adairia being a ‘lost
