The Earl’s Unwilling Bride

Forced into marriage with a dying earl, curvaceous maid Adelaide expects duty, loneliness, and eventual freedom. Instead, her cold husband Frederick awakens feelings she never dared imagine. Behind his distance lies a dangerous secret and a devotion he cannot confess. When treason charges threaten his life, Adelaide must choose between the freedom she once craved and the man who taught her she deserves love. Bound by circumstance, drawn together by desire, can they turn an unwanted marriage into lasting love?