{"id":3211,"date":"2017-11-16T22:30:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T03:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3211"},"modified":"2020-07-15T14:10:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T18:10:54","slug":"why-the-earl-is-after-the-girl","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/bestindiebookaward.com\/live\/product\/why-the-earl-is-after-the-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Why The Earl Is After The Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f&nbsp;2017 BIBA\u2122 Winner!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A missing heirloom. A stolen inheritance. Can love conquer mistrust?<\/p>\n<p>Athena Hawthorne never imagined that she would lose everything she&#8217;d ever had. But after the death of her father, his prosperous jewelry store is sold off to pay his supposed debts. Athena, now destitute, embarks on a mission to discover the truth, but circumstances force her to accept an offer from a handsome stranger to work as a governess. She&#8217;s determined to clear her father&#8217;s name, but a certain earl is making matters far more difficult than necessary. And she can&#8217;t be in danger of losing her heart to a member of the aristocracy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Orion Ashcroft, the Earl of Rockford, is convinced that Athena is a grasping thief who stole a priceless family heirloom, the rare sapphire known as the Couleur Magnifique. When he offers her the position of governess to his sister&#8217;s children, he only intends to catch her in some nefarious scheme and get back the sapphire &#8211; his grandmother&#8217;s dying wish. But he soon discovers that keeping his distance &#8211; and his sanity &#8211; around the beautiful Athena isn&#8217;t as easy as he&#8217;d planned. It certainly doesn&#8217;t help that his sister and his best friend plead her innocence at every frustrating turn. Soon he&#8217;s struggling between honoring his promise and his growing attraction to Athena.<\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s danger closer than either expect. 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