SummaryTHE PROPOSAL... Driven to undo the evil wrought by
her dead husband, Millicent Wentworth must find a way to
save her estate and free the innocent people he enslaved.
Her only hope is a marriage—in name only—to the
notorious widower the Earl of Aytoun.
THE GROOM... Devastated by the tragic accident that
killed his wife and left him gravely wounded, Lyon
Pennington, fourth Earl of Aytoun, is tormented by the
accusations that blame him for the catastrophe. Filled
with despair, he lets his mother lure him into a marriage
of convenience—for the sake of a good-hearted woman
on the verge of financial ruin.
THE DESIRE... Under Millicent's gentle gaze, Lyon
begins to regain his strength and his wounded heart begins
to heal. And soon Millicent discovers that beneath his
unruly and grim demeanor, Lyon just may be the most
handsome—and caring—man she's ever encountered.
For the first time in her life, she realizes that she is
alive...alive with a smoldering desire for the one man
she'll love forever....
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