When her betrothed unexpectedly dies, Lady Lydia is faced with a difficult reality. She has to marry her father’s new heir in order to keep their wealth in the family. But how can she trust a stranger with everything she holds dear?
Marcus is a commoner. A successful self-made businessman with wealth so grand but no title to show for it. But as the new heir of the Marquess of Crawley, he is loath to marry some posh, snobbish lady he has never met. Until he sees her.
Despite the fire that ignites between them the moment they touch, Lydia cannot find it in herself to trust Marcus and the feelings he arouses in her. Until she is forced to for the sake of her family. Only…Marcus is not a man to get into any kind of agreement without getting his compensation first…