<P><B>A duel. An ultimatum. An arranged marriage.</B></p><p>England 1777</p><p>Will Viscount Wingrave whiles away his time gambling and bedding married women thwarted in his wish to serve his country by his controlling father.</p><p>News that his errant son has fought a duel with a jealous husband is the last straw for the Earl of Marstone. He decrees that Will must marry. The earl's eye lights upon Connie Charters unpaid housekeeper and drudge for a poor but socially ambitious father who cares only for the advantage her marriage could bring him.</p><p>Will and Connie meet for the first time at the altar. But Connie wants a husband who will love and respect her not a womanizer and a gambler.</p><p>Their new home on the wild coast of Devonshire conceals dangerous secrets that threaten them and the nation. Can Will and Connie overcome the forces against them and forge a happy life together?</P>