Cover of The Suffragette Scandal

The Suffragette Scandal

Courtney Milan

Brothers Sinister #4

historical romance(9k)

A forger uses a fearless suffragette as his revenge pawn — until he falls for her instead.

Content Warnings
war/combat

Description

An idealistic suffragette...Miss Frederica "Free" Marshall has put her heart and soul into her newspaper, known for its outspoken support of women's rights. Naturally, her enemies are intent on destroying her business and silencing her for good. Free refuses to be at the end of her rope... but she needs more rope, and she needs it now....a jaded scoundrel...Edward Clark's aristocratic family abandoned him to die in a war-torn land, so he survived the only way he could: by becoming a rogue and a first-class forger. When the same family that left him for dead vows to ruin Miss Marshall, he offers his help. So what if he has to lie to her? She's only a pawn to use in his revenge....and a scandal seven years in the making.But the irrepressible Miss Marshall soon enchants Edward. By the time he realizes that his cynical heart is hers, it's too late. The only way to thwart her enemies is to reveal his scandalous past... and once the woman he loves realizes how much he's lied to her, he'll lose her forever.

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