About An Unexpected Bride
Hope Edwards has lived a life of her father?s choosing and rebels when he orders her to marry a man she abhors. She is feisty, tender and has a heart full of dreams that she has only recently gained the courage to fulfill. The unfortunate problem is that she never quite figures out how to rebelling. Robert Stanton, the ninth duke of Riverton, lives only for revenge and has vowed to never marry. He is dashing, conceited, angry and trusts no one, least of all himself. He makes women swoon and men wince with one icy glance, flaunts his mistresses and gives half his income to the poor. He has never been rejected by a woman ...until he meets Miss Edwards. Hope escapes her unbearable life in Boston and travels to London to marry the viscount she has secretly been corresponding with for over a year. She is dealt a crushing blow that shatters her dreams when the new owner of the viscount?s home, the Duke of Riverton, informs her that her beloved is dead. She is devastated by grief but somehow manages to remain in control of the situation. Robert is intrigued by the enchanting minx and cannot help but sympathize with the woman?s distress. Her beauty, spirit and soulful eyes plead to the dark recesses of his heart until, in a spurt of generosity, he offers to employ her as his sister?s governess. Despite her wariness of Robert?s amorous intentions, Hope finds that she enjoys his company. His dark brooding and determination to let no one into his heart indicates that he has many demons in his past ...demons she would like to uncover. She cannot explain her desire to help the elusive duke find happiness, but strives to do so none-the-less. Can a man intent only on escaping his past find love with a woman who claims to love another?
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