Marianne was a most unwilling birde . . . And the Earl of Tarrisbroke was an equally unwilling husband . . . But neither of them had any choice. Marianne Johnson, rich young widow of a merchant, could not destroy her family's one chance to be so close to the nobility. And the earl, faced with impending financial ruin, saw marriage to a plebeian fortune as his only hope. Not for a moment did anyone expect this unlikely pair to care for each other. Especially when, at first meeting, Marianne appeared as a vulgar, overdressed female, and the earl as an unremitting snob!
Harlequin Masquerade - # 62
