A Stanton Legacy novella
Mr Templeton Finds Himself a Wife
Two jilted lovers find a second chance at love…
A rake who wants to settle down. A mother left abandoned. And a guardianship neither of them planned.
- Second chance romance
- Rakish hero
- Mature characters
- MFM spice
- Victorian England
- High heat
Available in ebook, paperback and audio. A standalone novella.
Why readers can’t put it down
A steamy Victorian second chance, told in one delicious sitting.
A rake who wants more
Philip has lived a life of hedonistic pleasure. At nearly forty, he finds himself unaccountably dissatisfied.
Jilted twice over
Lexie was abandoned by her husband and her lover. Philip has been jilted by his intended. Neither expects what comes next.
An unwanted guardianship
Her late husband leaves guardianship of her two children to his best friend. The children’s mother is not best pleased.
High heat, mature love
A high-heat romance for a mature audience, with second chances at its heart.
Life is not a bed of roses for Lexie Forbes.
Lexie Forbes is abandoned both by her husband and her lover, and resigns herself to a quiet life with her two young children. Until one day, everything changes. Her husband dies suddenly, leaving both his fortune and children in the guardianship of his best friend, Philip Templeton.
Philip has lived a rakish life of hedonistic pleasure, but at nearly forty, he finds himself unaccountably dissatisfied. He resolves to marry, only to find himself jilted by his intended. And then to make matters worse, he is saddled with the guardianship of his friend’s two young children. Not to mention the fact that the children’s mother is not best pleased about it!
Content note:Mr Templeton Finds Himself a Wife is a steamy historical novella with spin-off characters from The Stanton Legacy, written for a mature audience. Although this is a male/female romance, there is one consensual polyamorous scene. If you have not read the other books in the series, fear not, as this can also be enjoyed as a standalone novella.
Perfect for readers who love…
A quick read you can finish in one sitting.
High-heat historical romance
MFM spice
Mature characters and second chances
Audiobooks
Start reading tonight
Ebook, paperback and audiobook. Choose where you’d like to buy.
Also available at
- Apple Books
- Barnes & Noble
- Google Play
- Kobo
- Bookshop.org
- Books-A-Million
- Walmart
- Chirp (audio)
- Hoopla (audio)
Add it to your Goodreads shelf
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Explore The Stanton Legacy
Interconnected steamy historical romances set in England and America, from the 1830s to the 1860s.
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Novella
Box setGet 40% off my author store
Join my mailing list for sales, sneak previews and book recommendations. You’ll also get a 40% discount coupon for any purchase from my author store.