Beth Howell needs to find her dowry, posthaste. After her good-for-nothing first husband married herâand two other women, unbeknownst to them allâsheâs left financially ruined and relegated to living with her brother, who cares more for his horses than he does his blood relatives.
If Beth fails to acquire her funds, her brother will force her to marry someone fifty years her senior and missing half his teeth. Sheâd prefer to avoid that dreadful fate. But her now-deceased husband, Meri, absconded with her money mere days after their illegitimate marriage. To find it,
Beth will have to leave town and retrace Meriâs steps if sheâs to take her future into her own hands.
Julian Raleah, Marquess of Grayson, cares not a whit for social norms and generally growls at anyone in his path. Grayson has had a heart of stone ever since his engagement to Beth went down in flamesâlong before she married that cad, Meri, and sealed her own fate for good. But now sheâs
on his doorstep, asking for use of his carriage and accompaniment on the hunt to find her lost dowry. Surely Grayson cannot go on the road with the woman who has occupied his thoughts for the past decade. Yet, knowing she needs him, how can he resist helping her this one last time? And maybe
thatâs just enough time to change the ending to their over-too-soon love story.
