She'll be his perfect wife . . . Preoccupied with fighting Napoleon and making love to his mistress, Brian Ranson has ignored his wife since their wedding. But now that he's become the Earl of Wright, he's ready to fetch his bride back to London. He's shocked to find she's become a bold, beautiful woman, exactly the kind he lusts after . . . and she wants nothing to do with him. Gillian, Lady Wright, is desperate to seize the love she's been denied . . . but not with her rakish husband! So she makes a bargain—for thirty days she'll be the perfect wife, then he'll set her free. But no matter how she hardens her heart against her damnable earl, her body begs her to surrender . . .

The Earl Claims His Wife (Scandals and Seductions, 2) is a captivating historical romance novel by Cathy Maxwell. Dive into a world of scandals and seductions as the Earl claims his wife in this intriguing story. Follow the characters as they navigate love, passion, and societal expectations in this engaging read.