Sourcebooks
February 2013
On Sale: February 1, 2013
Featuring: Charlotte Rutherford Wylde; Sir Alec Wylde
416 pages ISBN: 1402276729 EAN: 9781402276729 Kindle: B009RXJ2ZA Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Pushed by her dying father into a marriage with one of his friends, Charlotte Rutherford Wylde finds herself bound to an old man who disdains and ignores her. Desperately miserable, Charlotte considers taking drastic action, but before she can confront him, her husband is murdered int he dark London streets. wearied and widowed, Charlotte also discovers that her dead husband has spent the fortune she brought him, leaving her nearly penniless. And most astonishing of all, Charlotte discovers he had an entire family he never mentioned.
The fashionable Wyldes are as surprised to hear of Charlotte's existence as she is of theirs. To the charismatic Sir Alec Wylde, she is at first just another obligation in his overburdened life. He has to grapple with his dead relative's shady business dealing, an attempted robber, and a suspicious Bow Street Runner. But it's not long before Alec realizes that there is nothing he would rather do than cherish the entrancing Widow Wylde. However, secrets from both their pasts have different plans altogether...
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