Secret Bride of the Earl

After the lord who claimed to love her ruined her and married someone else, Lady Georgina’s parents rush to hide the scandal by wedding her to whoever will accept her.

She has never been able to keep a secret, yet her future depends on no one learning the truth of her disgrace.

Lord Philip Durham, having lost everything on a wager he thought was safe, agrees to the match for her dowry so he can protect his father’s legacy and conceal his own ruin.

Finding that Georgina is already compromised only strengthens his determination, since the marriage seems a fitting penance as well as a way to restore his family’s standing.

She, however, intends to examine the strained dynamics of his household and return to London for what remains of the Season.

The more assured she becomes, the less certain Philip is that her renewal will save him rather than bring his careful plans down around him.