by Eloisa James
First published 2024
Viscount Dominic Kelbourne faces a crisis when his suitable fiancée elopes, leaving him guardian to twin orphans with no one to help raise them. He needs a wife immediately, so he proposes to Torie, his former betrothed's unconventional sister. Torie struggles with reading but excels at art. She dreams of marrying for love, yet agrees to wed Dominic for the children's sake. She doubts this grumpy aristocrat can offer her the respect and affection she craves. Their arrangement begins as pure necessity, but their passionate arguments and heated kisses suggest something deeper might develop. As Torie starts imagining herself as a true wife rather than just a caretaker, Dominic discovers his practical marriage has become something he never expected. The twins who brought them together watch as two people who married for convenience must decide whether they can build a real partnership based on love.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult, adult-fiction, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
384 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Avon