Publisher's Synopsis
Marrying Miss Monkton Sir Charles Osbourne has made a promise against his better judgment. He will rescue one Miss Maria Monkton and deliver her to her betrothed. Maria is taken aback when Charles strides toward her with the silent sureness of a wolf. Travelling alone with him is unsettling. And then it hits her: should she marry a man she doesn't know when she's falling in love with her rescuer? A man with no mind for marriage! Beauty In Breeches Wildly unconventional orphan Miss Beatrice Fanshaw has one goal - to claim back her ancestral home from the devilish Julius Chadwick, Marquess of Maitland. Knowing Julius' weakness for a flutter, she decides to play the distinguished but disreputable Marquess at his own game. A wager is on - the fastest horseman wins! Should she win the wager, Beatrice is poised to name her forfeit!