**Matchmaking runs in the family.** Miss Isabel Drake is a lively young woman who has no desire to give up her independence by marrying. When her father demands that she select a suitor by the end of the Season or he will arrange a marriage for her, she turns to her childhood friend for help. When Mr. Anthony Blackmore hears Isabel’s plight, he is determined to help her. He hatches a plan, but it requires them to venture into the complex world of matchmaking. As Isabel and Anthony work together, their affection grows for one another, but neither is willing to risk their deep-seated friendship over something as trivial as feelings. But Anthony, who has always guarded his heart, begins to wonder if there could be a future between them. Can he find a way to win Isabel before she’s lost to him forever? *Charming Mr. Blackmore* is the prequel to the Proper Regency Matchmaking series. It is a clean and wholesome Regency romance. This novella is a stand-alone and can be read apart or enjoyed in order. Proper Regency Matchmaker series: Prequel: *Charming Mr. Blackmore* Book 1: *Saving Lord Berkshire* Book 2: *Reforming the Duke* Book 3: *Loving Lord Egleton* Book 4: *Redeeming the Marquess* Book 5: *Engaging Lord Charles* Book 6: *Refining Lord Preston*