A duel. An ultimatum. An arranged marriage.

England, 1777

Will, Viscount Wingrave, whiles aside his time gambling and comforter sets married ladies, thwarted in his desire to serve his country simply by his controlling father.

News that his errant son offers fought a duel using a jealous husband may be the last straw for the Earl of Marstone. He decrees that Will must marry. The earl’s vision lighting upon Connie Charters, unpaid housekeeper and drudge for an unhealthy but socially ambitious dad who cares only for the benefit her marriage could provide him.

Will and Connie match for the very first time on the altar. But Connie desires a husband who will like and respect her, not really a womanizer and a gambler.

Their new home, around the wild coast of Devonshire, conceals dangerous secrets that threaten them and the nation. Can Will and Connie overcome the causes against them and forge a content life together?