An engagment of convenience  
 When Robert, Viscount Sandford, agrees to take Harriet Cordell as his betrothed it is purely an act of convenience—and most definitely short-term! Escaping an undesirable forced marriage, she simply needs a temporary refuge. 
 But then dramatic events at his estate, including Harriet's sudden kidnapping, force Robert to admit that their hasty betrothal might need to become a much more permanent arrangement....