Her family fortune is gone.
Perhaps she should be thankful her uncle has found her a wealthy husband in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. But she isn't. If she accepts, she'll go from a pauper to a wealthy man's wife, with enormous responsibility.
She'll never make a good wife,
and she knows it. Her temper is volatile,
and her spirit far too independent. Lord Wellington isn't the only one pursuing her,
however. So is Charles Ashwirth. And his plans for her are terrifying.