A Scottish Love

Cora St. Clair does not want to be wed. To her, it seems as though the women of her acquaintance lose themselves when they marry. The higher ranked the husband, the worse it seems to be.
Cora loves books, paints, and practicality. As the youngest daughter with two beautiful older sisters, she knew the chances of catching a suitable man's eye was slim to none.

Evander Banner is trying to find a bride, and not very enthusiastically. In order to claim his rightful title of Laird, he must present himself and his wife as married to the current Laird, his Uncle Hamish. To Evander, any willing woman would do, then he saw her. A curvy brunette beauty with big honey-brown eyes and a shape hidden under those clothes that made his mouth dry and his body tremble. Noticing her shyly trying to hide behind her books and paints, he begins to fall desperately in love with her.

The problem? Her older sisters are not yet engaged. Protocol dictates that the older sisters have "understandings" before the younger sister, if not married. Despite being the "toast of the season," her sisters, as yet, have no hopeful suitors waiting to court them, as most of the young men their age are not interested in marriage, and they refuse to settle for a much older man just to be wed.

Out of ideas, Evander asks Cora to elope with him. When she accepts, he is over the moon with happiness. He does not expect her furious father to attempt to annul the marriage, or for Cora to disappear.

Will he ultimately get the woman he loves?

A/n: The cover art is not mine. I am aware that this is not a true historical romance, and I likely have a few facts/dates/cultural/religious references wrong. I'm just having fun writing about Georgian England, and a strong practical female lead, with a few Cinderella themes. Enjoy.