Asher Wellingham, Duke of Carisbrook, was captivated by her! He had happened upon Lady Emma Seaton swimming naked and, beyond her beauty, had seen the deep curling scar on her thigh a wound that could only be the mark of a sword. Who was this creature of contradictions?
Something about her brought back tantalizing memories from the past. Her ill fitting, threadbare clothes concealed the body of an angel, but what kind of woman truly lay behind her refined mask? Highborn lady or artful courtesan, she intrigued him and Asher wanted to possess both! Living in a gray world of silhouette, Lord Taris Wellingham conceals his fading eyesight from society. He has long protected himself from any intimate relationships.
Plain twenty eight year old Beatrice Maude Bassingstoke does not expect to attract any man, especially not one as good looking as her remote traveling companion. The passion they unleash surprises them both. Then a new day dawns. Ordered to marry, Laird Lachlan Kerr thought a betrothal to homely, timid Lady Grace Stanton was hardly worth the trouble of protest. Yet, despite everything, he found there was something about her that was brave.
All his life he had been surrounded by betrayal, and this woman, who believed there was still goodness in him, was special indeed.
Grace knew that the safety of her home depended on her betrothal signed, sealed and delivered! She could fall for this man with secrets in his eyes. Marriage is a very serious affair for these Lords and Ladies!
