Maxim Trevelyan, reluctant Earl of Trevethick, has pursued the woman he loves to the wilds of Albania. What happens once the glass slipper fits…? Her mother's words from their call this morning ring through her head. Pre-order links are below, and news of other territories will follow.The follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Mister, a passionate and thrilling love story from E L James, author of the phenomenal bestselling Fifty Shades Trilogies.Īlessia regards her husband through heavy-lidded eyes.

If you’d like a sneak peek, there’s a wee, short excerpt on The Today Show’s website. My hope is that you enjoy their journey as much as I have and that you continue to root for them both. Though it’s taken me a wee while to write The Missus, I’ve enjoyed every minute, and loved getting reacquainted with these two lovers. What happens once the glass slipper fits…?īoth Alessia and Maxim are heading into uncharted territory - and boy did I have fun going with them.

I’ve long thought about how romance novels end with the sound of wedding bells, but we never find out what happens next.

It’s a follow-up to my book The Mister and picks up where we left Maxim and Alessia - in the wilds of northern Albania.Īs you know, I’m a sucker for a passionate love-story and this continues in that vein. I’m delighted to announce that my new novel The Missus will be available on 20th June 2023 in the US, Canada, the UK & Ireland. Having fought for and won her, he now has to wed her, at the sharp end of a shotgun.īut can a reformed rake like Maxim ever make a good husband – or will his own notorious reputation and the scandalous secrets of his aristocratic family destroy his newfound happiness?Īlessia Demachi has defied and outwitted kidnappers and traffickers, and won the heart of the man she loves, but can she make this marriage work? Confronted by Maxim’s lurid past, his forbidding family, and the looks and whispers of London’s elite, will she ever be seen as Maxim’s countess – or will she always be his former cleaner?įrom the majestic mountains of Albania, through the rural idyll of the English countryside, to the shady glamour of contemporary London, The Missus is a spellbinding journey of love, longing, acceptance, and redemption.

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