Publisher's Synopsis
Penelop Childe is contracted to wed a man that she's never met before. She dislikes her betrothed, Lord Taredell. The centuries-old Holybrooke curse has struck again. With a murderer in the house, dare she trust in his lordship? Guin Holland is to be married off for wealth and position. Bullied by her mother, she is stammering, shy and gauche. Guin dreads her London debut. Sir Frederick Hawkesworth has a soft spot for damsels in distress. A suave diplomat, Sir Frederick sets in motion a conspiracy to aid Miss Holland's entree into society, with surprising results.
