Lady Edith Bromley knows her worth, and she doesn't mean the size of her vast dowry.
Faced with life shackled to a dissolute duke, she steals a horse from the stables and makes a break for freedom only days before her wedding. Her only plan is to get away - as far from her intended husband as possible. She'll work out the next steps later.
Stablehand Robbie Stewart is amused with the noble woman trying to flee her own wedding on an icy, moonless night. If she rides too fast in the darkness, the horse might come to grief. He wouldn't want that.
He accompanies Lady Edith - because the horses are innocent - but along the way becomes fascinated and impressed with her spirit and determination to carve her own path.
But when he learns just how much she's worth, his blood turns cold. Anyone marrying Lady Edith to get her off the marriage market would immediately have an enormous target on their back.
After all, Edith could still marry again if she somehow became a widow ... and Duke Valtravers is closing in!
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Faced with life shackled to a dissolute duke, she steals a horse from the stables and makes a break for freedom only days before her wedding. Her only plan is to get away - as far from her intended husband as possible. She'll work out the next steps later.
Stablehand Robbie Stewart is amused with the noble woman trying to flee her own wedding on an icy, moonless night. If she rides too fast in the darkness, the horse might come to grief. He wouldn't want that.
He accompanies Lady Edith - because the horses are innocent - but along the way becomes fascinated and impressed with her spirit and determination to carve her own path.
But when he learns just how much she's worth, his blood turns cold. Anyone marrying Lady Edith to get her off the marriage market would immediately have an enormous target on their back.
After all, Edith could still marry again if she somehow became a widow ... and Duke Valtravers is closing in!
Genre: Romantic Suspense