To Marry an English Lord
Setting: Idaho, 1895
Sebastian Whitcombe, Viscount Willowthorpe, comes to America to experience the great Wild West for himself before it disappears for good. The adventure comes with a convenient bonus—it postpones his father’s edict that he take a wife from the British aristocracy. Sebastian isn’t so much against marriage as he is an arranged marriage to the wrong woman.
Jocelyn Overstreet hasn’t returned to her family’s eastern Idaho cattle ranch in six years. She’s far too busy managing the New York City offices of Overstreet Shipping. But when her older brother has a serious run-in with a bison, she returns to the ranch only to find the Overstreet home invaded by visitors from England, one of them a disturbingly handsome viscount who disarms her defenses at every turn.
Sebastian’s future lies in England where the Earl of Hooke is determined to choose his son a wife. New York City holds Jocelyn’s future with scant time for romance, much less marriage. The attraction between her and Sebastian seems doomed to fail.
Amidst the clash of their worlds, Sebastian and Jocelyn find that the risk of love, against all odds, might just be a risk worth taking.
endorsements
“Go West, dear readers! I literally could not put this book down and was up much of the night delighting in the story world and watching the characters grow, both in their faith and in their love for one another. You’ll be encouraged in your faith, too, as you adventure with Viscount Willowthorpe to an Idaho ranch where he encounters businesswoman and ranch co-owner Jocelyn Overstreet, a woman like none he has ever met.” – Stephanie Grace Whitson, author of Love at First Light
“An absolute gem of a story! If you’re craving romance set against the vast beauty of the untamed west, then look no further. Filled with witty repartee and heartfelt emotion, Robin Lee Hatcher’s second installment in The British Are Coming series is guaranteed to please!” — Tamera Alexander, USA Today Bestselling author of A Million Little Choices and Colors of Truth
“Master storyteller Robin Lee Hatcher has penned an engaging sweet romance, laced with inspiration and a vivid depiction of our Wild West. The way the two main characters slowly discover their forbidden love and lean on God for guidance plucks at the heartstrings. The setting of a cattle ranch situated in an untamed landscape of rolling hills and mountains steal one’s breath. All the while, an unobtrusive portrayal of the bittersweet changing lifestyle of the American cowboy more than enchanted this avid history aficionada.” — Linda Windsor, author of Irish and Scottish historical romance collections
“There is a reason Robin Lee Hatcher has a large and loving following. Her love of the Lord combines with compassion and a deep understanding of humanity. In To Marry an English Lord, Sebastian and Jocelyn and even minor characters soon transcend into realistic people, people I know, people like me. Thanks to her lovely writing style and authentic sense of time and place, it’s a delight to be drawn into the worlds Robin creates, where God’s love and eternal presence abound.” — Dandi Daley Mackall, author of Women Who Followed Jesus: 40 Devotions on the Journey to Easter
“Get ready for sparks and a wild ride when an English lord and an East Coast businesswoman meet on a ranch in the wild west. Robin Lee Hatcher can’t be beat.” — Hannah Alexander, author of One Strong Man
“I have always loved Robin Lee Hatcher’s contemporary romance novels, but I was excited to read To Marry an English Lord, a historical set in the American West, which features the story of Jocelyn Overstreet, a feisty American woman who is strong and independent, and the dashing Sebastian Whitcombe, Viscount Willowthorpe, who comes to Eden’s Gate Ranch in Idaho to experience the cowboy ways and to figure out his future. These two have instant chemistry and are soon in love, but Sebastian’s ornery father and the constant problems on the ranch keep them apart. This is a sweet story that will keep readers enthralled until the beautiful end.” — Lenora Worth, author of Disappearance in Pinecraft
“To Marry an English Lord is the perfect fictional getaway and romantic escape. Idaho provides the perfect rugged backdrop for swoon-worthy Sebastian to shed his proper English ways and question his lineage when he meets the beautiful, but feisty Jocelyn Overstreet. All of the characters jumped off the page, and I wanted to step back in time with them. In Hatcher’s talented hands, this romance will keep you up late and stay with you long after you close the book. Another five star read by Robin Lee Hatcher.” — Kristin Billerbeck, award-winning author of The View from Above
