Orphaned and elevated by her uncle, the feisty sixteen-year-old Chelynne resolves showing her gratitude by marrying the man of her uncle’s choice. Bracing herself to get a graying, sickly commendable, the last man she expects to get a husband is the dashing future Earl of Bryant, Chadwick Hawthorne – instantly, being a loving wife doesn’t appear too hard an activity. But he spurns her affection and remains her husband just in name, hardly ever in deed. Suffering from unfinished business from his previous and an uprising about Chelynne threatening his land, Chad resolves to maintain his distance from everyone, including his youthful wife. Chelynne will go to any measures to ignite her husband’s interest and save their relationship. But when she finally will go too far, the Earl must talk about his dark key before Chelynne manages to lose her status – or even worse, her life. Established during the English Restoration, Chelynne is normally filled with political conspiracies, family members secrets, and shocking affairs, creating a deliciously complicated plot. Fans of Virgin River are going to love this historical novel written with Robyn’s brand zest for life. Robyn Carr is the New York Occasions and USA Today-bestselling author of The Virgin River Series, released by Mira. Chelynne is the to begin her nine traditional novels, which will be reissued as digital editions in the coming months. “A wonderful publication…Robyn Carr is absolutely wonderful.” – Danielle Metal “Adventure, risk, derring-do, as well as doings at the glittering anything-goes courtroom of Charles II ….Carr tells an entertaining yarn.” – Web publishers Weekly “A fast, gripping tale…The reading public can anticipate good books from an imaginative brand-new author.” – Best Sellers