Duty isnโt all that drives himโฆ
David, Marquis of Blackwood, needs an heir, but his requirements in a wife are precise. Lady Nicola Wyndham appears to fit the billโsheโs older, likes country living, has managed her fatherโs household for some time and nothing detrimental is known about her.
But when he coolly proposes, Nicolaโs brief look of hurt prompts him to a sudden show of warmth. It gives Nicola hope that they might have a good marriage and she accepts. But she has a secretโwhich he is bound to find outโand which goes against every idea David has of his future wifeโฆ.