博客來At age ten Lady Alexandrina decided that her friend Henry, whom she hero worshiped would become her husband. Sent away to school, which was usual for males of his class. She did not meet him again until they were adults, their mutual attraction was immediate and obvious. Alexandrina blushed at memories of her foolish childhood resolve, now believing herself unmarriageable because her father had gambled away her dowry, what else has she to offer?
When Henry, now Viscount Warbeck first sees Alexandrina in a ballroom, he is bowled over by her beauty and grace. Reacquainting himself with her, delighted by her intelligence and wit, he can think of no one else he would rather marry. After a lengthy visit to his ailing grandmother, he is devastated upon returning home to discover Alexandrina has married an elderly Earl in order to recover her family’s fortune.
Fate continually throws them together, they both struggle to contain the burning desire smouldering between them.
