***This is a CLEAN REGENCY ROMANCE SHORT STORY WITH NO CLIFFHANGER and a HEA ending!!**
Isabella, though young and beautiful, fears that she is fast on the track to becoming an old maid. She is turning 26 soon, and all the girls her age are either betrothed or married. When she receives an invitation to a grand ball where the guest of honor is a wealthy bachelor named Charles, Isabella can hardly contain her excitement. Maybe he will be the one!
Charles is wealthy enough to be a prince but desperately lacks the requisite charm. When a handsome stranger asks Isabella to dance instead, she is swept off her feet by his dashing demeanor, effortless grace and confident kindness. Neil is the man she has always dreamed of in so many ways, but even his obvious positive qualities can’t overshadow his shabby clothes and not-too-impressive carriage. She knows her parents will never approve as they are overbearingly keen for their daughter to marry into money. And would that be so bad?
Isabella is torn between society's expectations and her own worldly desires and to a greater extent, her own heart - should she marry the man her parents approve of or should she marry the man of her heart’s dreams? Will her heart be her guide or will she allow herself to be molded by the pressures of her overbearing parents? Read on and discover for yourself as you take a trip back to the beginning of the 19th century in this fun standalone Regency romance...
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