Jane Goodger makes a triumphant return to historical
romance with this captivating Christmas tale of an
arranged marriage that becomes a passionate union...
A Christmas wedding to the Duke of Bellingham. Any other
socialite in Newport, Rhode Island, would be overjoyed at
the prospect, but Elizabeth Cummings finds her mother's
announcement as appealing as a prison sentence. Elizabeth
has not the slightest desire to meet Randall Blackmore,
let alone be bartered for an English title. Her heart
belongs to another, and the duke's prestige, arrogance,
and rugged charm will make no difference to her plans of
elopement.
Against his expectations and desires, Randall Blackmore
has inherited a dukedom and a vast estate that only
marriage to an heiress can save. Selling his title to the
highest bidder is a wretched obligation, but to Randall's
surprise his intended bride is pretty, courageous,
delightfully impertinent--and completely uninterested in
becoming a Duchess. Yet suddenly, no other woman will do,
and a marriage in name only will never be enough for a
husband determined to win his wife in body, heart, and
soul...