In just four days, Rena will marry Ford Harlow.Just imagining the ceremony fills her with intenseexcitement—and trepidation! It won't be an ordinarywedding. Their union is a marriage deal: Ford wantsher property; Rena will do anything to keep it…

But if Rena is expecting a marriage of convenience—sharing their lives but never a bed—she hasa shock in store. Ford has long been intriguedby his shy bride, and he fully intends to bea husband in every sense of the word!