Love begets madness. Viscount Locksley watched it happen to his father after his cherished wifeās death. But when his sire arranges to marry flame-haired fortune hunter Portia Gadstone, Locke is compelled to take drastic measures to stop the stunning beauty from taking advantage of the marquess. A marriage of mutual pleasure could be convenient, indeed . . . as long as inconvenient feelings donāt interfere.
Desperation forced Portia to agree to marry a madman. The arrangement will offer the protection she needs. Or so she believes until the marquessās distractingly handsome son peruses the fine print . . .and takes his fatherās place!
Now the sedateāand, more importantly, secureāunion Portia planned has been tossed in favor of one simmering with wicked temptation and potential heartbreak. Because as she begins to fall for her devilishly seductive husband, her dark secrets surface and threaten to ruin them bothāunless Locke is willing to risk all and open his heart to love.