Description
A country-bred girl, Charity Barlow always intended to marry for love
like her parents. She suddenly finds herself married to a marquess, her
new husband an aloof stranger determined to keep his thoughts and
feelings to himself. She and Lord Robert have been forced by
circumstances to marry, and she feels sure she is not the woman he would
have chosen given a choice. He makes it plain that marriage is merely
for the procreation of an heir, and once that is achieved, he intends to
continue in London living the life he enjoyed before he met her.
Charity may then retire to the country. While Lord Robert pursues his
own interests, Charity is left to wander the echoing corridors of St.
Malin House, when she isn’t thrown into the midst of the mocking and
clever Haute Ton. She’s not at all sure she likes them, as they live
by their own rules, which seem rather shocking. She’s not at all sure
she likes her new husband either, except for his blue, blue eyes, the
panther-like way he walks, and the hot expression in his eyes when he
looks at her, which sends her pulses racing. He is a rake and does not
deserve her love, but neither does she wish to live alone. Lord Robert
appears quite willing to do his duty, but Charity demands love and
affection, nothing less will do. Will he ever love her?