The Games the Earl Plays — Eleanor Meyers

After growing up in an orphanage, Rose Smith enjoys using her imagination to escape her reality.Yet while she'd readily claim that she'd made the best decisions in life, her only mistake is when she falls for the one man in the world she can never have.  The Earl of Obenshire. They're just friends, however.Albeit, very close friends.But that will never change the fact that he is an earl and the heir to a dukedom.  Could her life get any more complicated? Gerard de Gray has never allowed people get close to him.But … for some reason, Rose's company has become as necessary to him as air.Not only is Rose his best friend but Gerard's feelings for Rose are beginning to change.For a man who's used to getting what he wants, he knows that for Rose's sake, he can never cross that line. No matter what… Both Rose and Gerard are sure their friendship will stand the test of time. Because after all, they are great friends.Closer than most friends, but only friends nonetheless. Just friends. Nothing more.Aren't they?  The book is a full-length regency romance in the historical romance genre.