Torn between duty and desire… Catherine Evans never expected to have a London season. Now that her future has changed, she has one goal—to gain the heart of the man who is already more than a friend to her. But the season has just begun when she discovers she might already be too late. The Earl of Kerrick must set aside his desire to court Catherine when duty compels him to play the role of a man who intends to marry another woman. As Kerrick works to free himself so he can finally pursue the woman he craves, outside forces conspire to ensure he marries the wrong woman. BEGUILING THE EARL is a Regency Historical Romance and is book 2 in the Landing a Lord series. It contains the themes of friends to lovers, separated lovers, agents of the crown. 284 print pages.