In the cloistered English countryside, an improbable couple will defy expectation.Miss Cassandra Drummond, shipping heiress and consummate shut-in, flees London and the hectic to-do of her sister's upcoming nuptials. She wants a quiet summer away from everyone, especially marriage-seeking fortune hunters.She doesn't expect Mr. Gray Abernathy to prove dangerous to her impregnable walls.Mr. Gray Abernathy, poor ducal relation and consummate harmless flirt, eeks by on his charming manner and his pretty face. He wants an independence where he isn't beholden to anyone, certainly not a shipping heiress.He doesn't expect Miss Cassandra Drummond to prove dangerous to his impregnable heart.Fortunately for all, love and life can often exceed expectations...* * *Don't miss The Gentlemen Next Door series, because sometimes a lady in need of love need look no further than next door:Book 1: A Delightful ArrangementBook 2: An Illicit EngagementBook 3: A Dangerous ExpectationBook 4: A Flirtatious RendezvousThe complete series is available now!The Gentlemen Next Door Series are historical regency romance novellas of approximately 15,000-words (60 printed mass paperback pages)* * *Praise for The Gentlemen Next Door SeriesCaptures your attention from the first page. - The Lady Reads @ AmazonA wonderful book and a great read. - Bunny's ReviewThis is a delightful story, well-written, historically accurate and intriguing. - B.S. Andrews @ Amazon* * *About the AuthorCecilia Gray lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she reads, writes and breaks for food. She also pens her biographies in the third person. Like this. As if to trick you into thinking someone else wrote it because she is important. Alas, this is not the case.She's rather enamored of being contacted by readers and hopes you'll oblige at cecilia@ceciliagray.com or any of her social media sites:ceciliagray.comtwitter.com/ceciliabooksfacebook.com/ceciliagrayyoutube.com/ceciliagraybooks eepurl.com/fs4zk (newsletter)