Book excerpt: When beautiful, spirited Ian Harrison, the illegitimate and firstborn son of the late earl of Cheswick, hears that the Cheswick title and estate, their home, is to be inherited by a very distant non-blood-related relative by the name of Lord Edward James Tyndall, he is devastated and vows to do whatever it takes to at least provide their destitute family a roof over their heads and nothing more. Ian, after all, is content to tend to the land to support his family. But little does Ian know that a chance encounter with a man beaten near to death and saving his life will change everything, for the handsome man is none other than the new earl of Cheswick himself, Lord Edward Tyndall, the man Ian couldn’t help but admire and take an instant liking to, the type that confuses the living daylights out of the innocent boy. Striking, wealthy, and the catch of the seasons, Lord Edward James Tyndall, Earl of Eastwood, has enough on his plate dealing with family and business affairs, and indeed, mamas of the polite society chasing after him for the prospect of marriage to their eligible daughters. When news that he has inherited another earldom title, and along with it a poorly managed estate that will require injections of money to revive and three little brats as wards, he sees it as more issues he doesn’t need in his life. But being the responsible adult that he is and in need of a break from the tiresome social scenes, he rides off to Cheswick, only to encounter a group of bandits who rob him and give him a blow to his head. Near death, an angel with a mop of messy hair and bright-blue eyes saves his life, and innocently steals his heart, because the new earl of Cheswick has fallen in love. Despite the sweet angel being a boy and his new ward, Edward is determined to follow his heart’s desire and make Ian his. The Earl Falls in Love is an mm historical romance featuring a hunky, overprotective earl and an unworldly, sweet cinnamon roll of a boy with the look of an angel, a heart of gold, and childhood trauma. It is book one of two of Edward and Ian’s love story and has a happy ending. The Wild Wicked Gentlemen Series is light in the historical setting and heartwarming in the family saga. Oh, and there’s just enough steam to fog up the late nineteenth-century glass windows. Warning: Beware of beautiful boys in gowns. They are enchanting and may be dangerous to one’s heart’s desire.