From the moment they meet, you can feel the connection between them. Both characters have interesting stories, and the way they grow closer and fall in love is positively swoon-worthy. Can these opposites solve the old Earl’s puzzle? And how will they deal with their growing feelings for each other?ĭiana and Randal are great protagonists, and they have a wonderful opposites-attract romance.

Upon the season’s conclusion, Diana returns unmarried, but instead of the elderly Earl, Diana finds Randal, and when she injures herself, she is forced to stay at the Earl’s home until she is healed. Before his death, he challenged her to a puzzle that she could begin if she remained unmarried for the season. Diana adored the previous Earl and loved spending time in his massive library solving the puzzles and challenges he created for her. That is until he meets Lady Diana Malbury.ĭiana is the youngest of six siblings and known for her charm, intellect, and love of puzzles. His estate is off-limits to everyone, and he wants solitude. Now a decorated war hero, he is wounded and angry and struggling to adjust to life as an Earl. Randal Wilson, known as the Beast of Chestwick, was a legend on the battlefield. Suddenly Diana and Randal are forced to rethink their solitary ambitions…love is a riddle that only two hearts can solve together.ĭisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon, and I may earn a small commission, at no cost to you, if you purchase through my links. Why would the Beast of Chestwick allow the mindless fools of society to infiltrate his private world when he has greater things to worry about, like getting back to the war front.īut Diana doesn’t give up easily, and when she meets the earl after trespassing on his land-the two share a brief but soul-awakening kiss. If she remains unwed for the Season, she can return to his estate next summer and solve the latest puzzle by way of his extensive library, her favorite place in England…īut Randal Wilson, the new Earl of Chestwick, has returned from the war a decorated hero but also wounded and angry. The old earl presents her with the highest-stake challenge yet… Synopsis: Lady Diana Malbury is known for her charm and intelligence, why else would she rather solve another one of the late Earl of Chestwick’s word puzzles than entertain potential suitors for the Season?

An Earl Unmasked by Rachel Ann Smith