The new Duke of Torringford must take a wife in three weeks or lose the country estate he's unexpectedly inherited. His brother suggests an advertisement in the papers, but the Duke refuses to consider it-until a wine-fueled evening when he pens one in jest. Now with the ad printed, the Duke is mortified-but that's when the lovely Miss Penelope Hastings enters his life. Her half-brother, without her knowledge, had answered the advertisement in her name, leading to an announcement of her upcoming wedding in the papers. Penelope knows her honor will be ruined if she backs out, so she agrees, insisting it will be a marriage in name only-that is, until the warm smile of her husband makes her heart start to pound...

The new Duke of Torringford must take a wife in three weeks or lose the country estate he's unexpectedly inherited. His brother suggests an advertisement in the papers, but the Duke refuses to consider it-until a wine-fueled evening when he pens one in jest. Now with the ad printed, the Duke is mortified-but that's when the lovely Miss Penelope Hastings enters his life. Her half-brother, without her knowledge, had answered the advertisement in her name, leading to an announcement of her upcoming wedding in the papers. Penelope knows her honor will be ruined if she backs out, so she agrees, insisting it will be a marriage in name only-that is, until the warm smile of her husband makes her heart start to pound...