She thought she married a boring aristocrat. She actually married a spy hopelessly in love with her.
For five years, John Wilson, the new Marquess of Langford, has loved Lady Elizabeth Knightsbridge in silence.
She has never looked at him and seen anything more than a dependable family friend.
But when a compromising moment leaves Elizabeth’s reputation in danger, John does the honorable thing and offers marriage—never expecting his impossible dream to come true.
Now Elizabeth is discovering that her quiet, steady husband is far more dangerous than he appears. Because the more time she spends in his company, the more she notices the secrets he cannot explain… late-night disappearances, mysterious injuries, and the scent of another woman lingering on his clothes.
John would do anything to make his wife fall in love with him.
Everything—except tell her the truth.
And as a deadly conspiracy closes around them, Elizabeth must decide whether she can trust the husband she is only beginning to love.
TROPES
For five years, John Wilson, the new Marquess of Langford, has loved Lady Elizabeth Knightsbridge in silence.
She has never looked at him and seen anything more than a dependable family friend.
But when a compromising moment leaves Elizabeth’s reputation in danger, John does the honorable thing and offers marriage—never expecting his impossible dream to come true.
Now Elizabeth is discovering that her quiet, steady husband is far more dangerous than he appears. Because the more time she spends in his company, the more she notices the secrets he cannot explain… late-night disappearances, mysterious injuries, and the scent of another woman lingering on his clothes.
John would do anything to make his wife fall in love with him.
Everything—except tell her the truth.
And as a deadly conspiracy closes around them, Elizabeth must decide whether she can trust the husband she is only beginning to love.
TROPES
- Marriage of Convenience
Unrequited Love
He Fell First
Quiet, Devoted Hero
Opposites Attract
Honorable Hero
Secret Identity
Spy Hero
Forced Proximity
Protective Husband
‘My Wife’ Energy
Touch-Her-and-Die Hero
Political Intrigue & Espionage
Victorian Historical Romance
Genre: Historical Romance