She’s beautiful but practical. He’s charismatic and disreputable. When duty conflicts with love, will their hearts win? Somerset, England, 1808. Elfrida Hapgood keeps her eyes on the prize. Born to a penniless squire, she’s determined to follow common sense and marry an upstanding and steadfast gentleman. So when her brother-in-law’s handsomely rakish sibling attempts to woo her, she rigidly ignores the flutter in her chest. Frederick Tierney enjoys a flippant and frivolous life. But when he needs to escape a vengeful former mistress, the lovely older sister to his sibling’s bride strikes him as an apt solution. Yet despite his efforts, he’s shocked to discover the oh-so-proper lady is impervious to his charms. In spite of herself, Elfrida begins to like the well-dressed man-about-town until an unsavory encounter reignites her doubts. And when Frederick realizes he has truly fallen for the alluring woman, he struggles to prove there’s more to him than his reputation. Will this unlikely pair take a chance at forever? A Very Plain Young Man is the enchanting second book in The Hapgoods of Bramleigh clean Regency romance series. If you like heroes with chequered pasts, playful tales, and clever turns of phrase, then you’ll adore Christina Dudley’s comedy of manners. Buy A Very Plain Young Man to choose happiness today! "'Enchanting' and 'sparkling'...The characters were unique and had depth, and the novel overall was both a witty comedy of manners and a beautiful love story." -- Austenprose.com "[5 stars.] I simply cannot decide what I love most about this second installment to the Hapgoods of Bramleigh series - the brilliant characters with so much personality and depth, the playful tone and witty banter the author deftly commands, or the thoughtful and riveting plot that was far from predictable." -- Austenesque Reviews Clean Regency romance author Christina Dudley's books have been called " enchanting ," " sparkling " and " swoon-worthy " by reviewers like Austenprose and Austenesque Reviews. Her award-winning series The Hapgoods of Bramleigh contains six books:  The Naturalist, A Very Plain Young Man, School for Love, Matchless Margaret, The Purloined Portrait,  and  A Fickle Fortune . Watch for her next series The Ellsworth Assortment in later 2022! Dudley also wrote  The Beresfords , a modern retelling of Jane Austen's  Mansfield Park , which the  Seattle Times  praised as " ingenious and entertaining ," and of which Austenprose's Lisa Galek declared, "I would rank The Beresfords with some of the best Austen updates I've ever read or seen." To join her mailing list and receive a FREE copy of a Hapgoods of Bramleigh novella, visit her at christinadudley(dot)com. She and her family live in Bellevue, Washington.