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The Squire
If you liked Jilly Cooper, Riders, and Rivals, crackling tension, and romps through the English countryside, this is your next delicious escape.
One click and dive into the scandal… you will LOVE this.
A modern Pride and Prejudice… with far more spice, scandal, and deliciously inappropriate chemistry.England, 2005. When spirited, sharp-tongued Morgan, crosses paths with country gent, Marcus, sparks fly.
She thinks he’s insufferable. He thinks she’s impossible. Everyone else can see they’re destined to combust.
But behind the immaculate hedgerows and gleaming country manors, the English upper class is far messier, and sexier than it appears.
As class divides clash with old wounds, pride tangles with passion, and attraction simmers into something wickedly irresistible, they’ll have to decide what they’re willing to risk, their place in society, or their chance at love.
Perfect for readers who ✔ Jilly Cooper–style glamour, gossip and spice
✔ Mills & Boon heat wrapped in British charm
✔ Enemies-to-lovers with UNDENIABLE chemistry
✔ Glamorous estates, village drama and the landed gentry
✔ Spicy romantic comedies with big heart and sharp wit
✔ A modern, bolder, sexier Pride and Prejudice vibe
Morgan Watkins had always felt like she didn’t really fit in and when she meets a mysterious benefactor at the end of a dark chapter in her life, she moves to the sleepy village of Stableford to escape the past.
All she dreams of is a fresh start, a quiet life and a sense of belonging. The last thing she needs is a run-in with Marcus Hardcastle, the impossibly handsome, infuriatingly superior Squire who owns everything he can see from the windows of his magnificent ancestral home, including Morgans’ cottage.
He’s rude, entitled and rolling in it. She’s penniless, proud and an inconvenient temptation.
As they dance around each other, they discover things about themselves that remind them that we all have baggage, even if some of us are carrying Louis Vuitton and others are using charity shops!
Wickedly witty and gloriously sexy, this is Pride and Prejudice reimagined for the modern countryside… where class, chemistry, and scandal are always in season.
The debut novel from Bronte Bennett
One click and dive into the scandal… you will LOVE this.
A modern Pride and Prejudice… with far more spice, scandal, and deliciously inappropriate chemistry.England, 2005. When spirited, sharp-tongued Morgan, crosses paths with country gent, Marcus, sparks fly.
She thinks he’s insufferable. He thinks she’s impossible. Everyone else can see they’re destined to combust.
But behind the immaculate hedgerows and gleaming country manors, the English upper class is far messier, and sexier than it appears.
As class divides clash with old wounds, pride tangles with passion, and attraction simmers into something wickedly irresistible, they’ll have to decide what they’re willing to risk, their place in society, or their chance at love.
Perfect for readers who ✔ Jilly Cooper–style glamour, gossip and spice
✔ Mills & Boon heat wrapped in British charm
✔ Enemies-to-lovers with UNDENIABLE chemistry
✔ Glamorous estates, village drama and the landed gentry
✔ Spicy romantic comedies with big heart and sharp wit
✔ A modern, bolder, sexier Pride and Prejudice vibe
Morgan Watkins had always felt like she didn’t really fit in and when she meets a mysterious benefactor at the end of a dark chapter in her life, she moves to the sleepy village of Stableford to escape the past.
All she dreams of is a fresh start, a quiet life and a sense of belonging. The last thing she needs is a run-in with Marcus Hardcastle, the impossibly handsome, infuriatingly superior Squire who owns everything he can see from the windows of his magnificent ancestral home, including Morgans’ cottage.
He’s rude, entitled and rolling in it. She’s penniless, proud and an inconvenient temptation.
As they dance around each other, they discover things about themselves that remind them that we all have baggage, even if some of us are carrying Louis Vuitton and others are using charity shops!
Wickedly witty and gloriously sexy, this is Pride and Prejudice reimagined for the modern countryside… where class, chemistry, and scandal are always in season.
The debut novel from Bronte Bennett
362 pages, Paperback
Published February 8, 2026
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December 22, 2025
Emotions, twists and turns and …
Once you started you will want to read it and you will be disappointed once it ends …
Everything “painted” in a way that you really see it and feel it! Hot, hot, full of realism but also beautiful storytelling.
Start as soon as you can you won’t regret it.
Once you started you will want to read it and you will be disappointed once it ends …
Everything “painted” in a way that you really see it and feel it! Hot, hot, full of realism but also beautiful storytelling.
Start as soon as you can you won’t regret it.
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