The Unexpected Marquess by Suzanna Medeiros

A new Marquess, a chance meeting, and a hidden identity…

He was simply John Evans when he enlisted ten years ago. But when John returns to England after the war against Napoleon is over, he gains an unexpected title—the Marquess of Lowenbrock.

Niece to the former marquess, bluestocking Amelia Weston pretends to be a barmaid for one night as research for the novel she’s writing. When one of the tavern’s patrons tries to take liberties, a handsome stranger comes to her rescue. Days later, Amelia is shocked to discover the new marquess is none other than the stranger she met all too briefly that night. The same man upon whom she’s based the hero of her novel. Unsure about his reaction to her recent adventure, she must now hide her identity even as she finds herself drawn to him.

When John inherited a title and an estate, no one told him he’d also be responsible for the shy Miss Weston. But he can’t help growing closer to this woman who reminds him, at the most inconvenient times, of the voluptuous barmaid he met during his last night in London.