A heartbroken miss and a gallant gentleman enter into matrimony in Regency England; they discover that convenience can become a passionate necessity. SHE WED A STRANGER—NEVER EXPECTING TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER... Anne Barrington's hopes for escaping an unhappy life in the court of Queen Charlotte are shattered when the young courtier she loves jilts her for an heiress. Her devastation is witnessed by James, Lord Westland, who—moved by her fragile, ethereal beauty—offers marriage as a solution to both of their dilemmas: Anne is desperate to leave the Queen's service; James needs a wife to provide him with an heir. As the new mistress of Honeywell House, Anne finds her days and nights filled with romantic wonder in the arms of her new husband. But misunderstandings and jealous rivals soon threaten her newfound happiness—and only fate can decide if true love will be the victor.