Engaged since childhood to a woman unsuited to him, he feels trapped and hopeless. One little indiscretion that will change their lives.Ĭarew Harcourt Fitzwilliam-Duke of Edenthorpe-is dreadfully dissatisfied with his life. He knows he can protect her from her ruthless papa and make her happy-just as long as he doesn’t have to give her his heart…Ī proper gentleman. He realizes he wants to dance with her forever, in a marriage that’s more than in name only. However, the arrival of relatives means he won’t be able to escape until the yuletide festivities are over.Īs Twelfth Night approaches, Faith’s gentleness and beauty are growing on Marcus more and more. But when he returns at Christmastime, he is surprised to find that not only does Faith revel in her role as his marchioness, she is sweet and lovely-and he desires her. Marcus’s solution for dealing with his unwanted wife is to keep her at Deer Park, his country estate, while he stays in London. So, how has he allowed himself to be tricked into being leg-shackled to Faith Whitworth, the daughter of a scheming businessman who wants entry to the ton? Marcus, Lord Hawthorne, vowed never to fall in love, the past having taught him that marriage can only ever lead to heartbreak. They also will find two things neither knew they were missing… each other and their happily ever after. He’s satisfied and needs nothing else.Īn oath to marry, a family legend to preserve, an uprising of the factory workers, and Sutton’s murder, throw Katherine and Wallace together to find a blackmailer and murderer.

He’s focused all his energy on his partnership with Sutton. An accidental duke after the deaths of his father and brother, he retreats from society and the clawing mothers and debutantes who stalk him. Lord Ian Wallace, the 4th Duke of Blackhall, is a retired military officer. Her unique drafting skill is an asset to her uncle Bennett Sutton, who is automating his textile factory. Instead, she indulges in her fascination for gears and all things mechanical. Lady Katherine Thornton has no interest in men after an indiscretion at her disastrous Season in London. Could she use her skills as a lockpick to crack open the secrets to the murder as well as unlock his heart?

Sin Like Flynn by Kathryn Le Veque