Jordana Braddock is a New York City heiress with a love of books and absolutely no say in her future. Trapped under the control of her ruthless stepfather, she is sent across the Atlantic?promised in marriage to a man she has never met.
The Earl of Ashburnham may hold a title, but his family's fortune is in ruins. After generations of mismanagement, he's left with one option: marry for money. He expects a business arrangement. What he doesn't expect is Jordana, an intelligent, perceptive young woman who is fully aware that she's being bought and sold.
Neither wants this bargain, and both are ashamed of the terms. But thrust together by circumstance and bound by mutual need, can they forge an alliance strong enough to defy the man who controls her fate and take back their lives?
