Eve Faraday suffered from being too sensible, practical, intelligent and in her own words rather brown. As a slightly built young woman she saw herself as someone who escapes notice. Until a ravishingly handsome, virile gentlemen cuts a path through the partygoers straight to Eve -- much to her amazement. Aubrey Ashford certainly had tongues wagging and women vying for his attention but for some reason he only had eyes for Eve. Practical -- sensible Eve worked hard to avoid the temptation of being swept away by a man surely conjured up by her dreams but Aubrey was boldly staking his claim and at every chance once again proposed marriage. Well what's a girl to do -- say yes of course. But Eve couldn't rid herself of some lingering doubts about why someone so grand would choose someone so brown. Was she being paranoid or was there perhaps something sinister that Aubrey was hiding. Eve's mission was to get to the bottom of it no matter the consequences -- even if the truth broke her heart.
Falling in love should feel like enchantment and Edith Layton's love story of Eve and Aubrey has you believing that true love can beat all odds. The question is who is enchanted by who in this fantasy romance -- the winsome lovely lady or the extraordinarily handsome gentleman. The answer will surprise and delight you as will this lovely book.
Though Eve Faraday was beautiful and intelligent, she never expected to be wooed by the devastatingly handsome and utterly charming Aubrey Ashford, the most eligible bachelor in all of London. Skeptical of the sudden attention, she tries hard to avoid temptation, but the alluring Aubreyβand his kissesβprove impossible to resist! She accepts his offer of marriage and moves with him to his ancestral home at Fair Isle. But after such a whirlwind courtship and lightning-quick marriage, Eve begins to wonder if she really knows Aubrey at all. There is something mysterious, something magical and primeval about her new husband . . .
Aubrey is not who he appears to beβthat much is certain. But his feelings for Eve are true. And only when he reveals his astonishing secret will Eve realize that she and Aubrey might have a chance at a love that will last forever . . .
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