In this sweet historical romance, a British nobleâs reluctant American bride discovers that their match is more than perfect.
England, 1889. Though she stands to inherit her grandfatherâs fortune, Clementine Maccoish prefers her work as a schoolteacher to the gaiety of high society. But when her pretty cousin runs off with a charlatan, it falls to Clementine to fulfill her grandfatherâs wish and marry into English nobility. Loyal to a fault, she agrees to leave California for dreary England, where she will marry a man sheâs never met.
On a sleepless night in London, Clementine is drawn to a nearby garden by the sound of a fountainâonly to rescues a handsome stranger from drowning in it. Sheâs stunned to discover the man is none other than the Earl of Fencroftâthe man sheâs conveniently betrothed to!
The Earl has a reputation for being a man of mystery, and he is less than forthcoming about what led to his strange and perilous predicament. Intrigued by his secrets, Clementine wishes to find out the truth before she walks down the aisle to wed him!