His Bride

This sequel to His Scandal follows Sir Edmund Blackwell, a man who has sworn off love and now finds himself bound to a bride he did not choose. Gwyneth Hall knows the whispers about him, though she has never laid eyes on him. Her family is penniless and facing disgrace, so she agrees to the match regardless. When they finally meet, she is drawn to him at once and resolves that their arrangement will become a real marriage.

Edmund has no intention of trusting her. Gossips accuse him of a crime he did not commit, and he views the marriage mainly as a way to hold on to the land he fought to win. Gwyneth's family ties to his bitter rival make her suspect in his eyes. Still, her beauty and warmth stir a desire he struggles to resist.

The novel is a romance centred on two guarded people who are pulled together against their own judgment, with a backdrop of old enmity, public scandal and a marriage built on necessity.