A duke disguised as a farmer and a vicar's daughter find love through deception, only to have it threatened by a woman from his past who could cost them everything.In the verdant Cotswolds of Regency England, William, a titled duke with a fortune at stake, establishes a marriage with Alexandra, his mail-order bride. Despite being strangers, he finds it preferable to the pursuit of any alliance with yet another fortune-hunting debutante.

The vicar's daughter, Miss Alexandra Benningham, answers his advertisement, unaware of his true station-oblivious to the duke posing as a farmer to test her character. Their arrangement holds the promise of genuine affection and shared faith until Lady Catherine Duncan arrives, claiming the duke's family has established a contract for him to marry her, threatening both William's inheritance and his chance of forging a future with Alexandra.

Amid deception and threats that conspire to contest their unconventional marriage, will William lose everything he's worked to build with Alexandra? Can she forgive him for hiding the truth about his identity? Will their newly found love be strong enough to prevail despite the storm?

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*Note: This book was originally published in 2011 and received the Readers' Choice Lighthouse Award. This updated anniversary edition has a new cover, new content, and is annotated.