Once upon a time there were three young ladies, who,
despite their fortunes, had been on the marriage mart a bit
too long. They were known as “the Spinster Heiresses”…
Miss Cassandra Howell is too tall, too bookish, and too
smart—but she does have money and a father who wants a grand
title for her. Cassandra hasn’t felt a desire to marry until
she meets the sinfully handsome Duke of Camberly, who
captures her imagination…until Soren York, Earl of
Dewsberry, and her family’s sworn enemy steps in the way.
The Holwells ruined Soren’s family, and he’s lived on the
knife’s edge trying to resurrect their fortunes . . . until
he considers marrying the Holwell Heiress. Not only would
her dowry give him the funds he needs, he has secretly had
an eye on the independent-minded bluestocking since they
both first realized the differences between men and women.
She likes to read; he has no patience for books. She knows
little of sex; he is a man of the world and willing to
school her. Her family destroyed his; his offer of marriage
may be her only salvation.
Now Cassandra and Soren must learn to love each other for
who they are, not what they are—and the lessons are
becoming an exercise in absolute pleasure.