Consummate rake, Lord Richard Craven, has his heart broken
when the woman he loves is forced into an arranged marriage
to a violent brute. To make matters worse, circumstances
force him to marry Lady Madeline Knight—a woman he views
more like a sister-only for fate to play the cruelest of
tricks. Shortly after his wedding his former lover is
widowed, and Richard learns she could be pregnant with his
child.
Madeline Knight thought she was doing the right thing when
she saved Richard Craven from his lover’s irate husband. Now
her silly schoolgirl crush has left her married to a man
who’s in love with another woman. Consumed with guilt over
trapping Richard, she tries her best to be the perfect wife
and win his heart. Failure is not an option. For if she
fails she loses everything, she loves him too much not to
set him free…
While Richard and Madeline confront the reality of their
marriage, Madeline’s life comes under threat. A family enemy
is set on revenge. Will Richard learn the truth of his
heart, and what is truly precious to him, before the unknown
enemy destroys their world?