When Isabella Beresford agrees to marry James Chalmers before he leaves for the colonies, she doesn't expect to see him again. They both have their own reasons for a marriage of convenience, and that doesn't include spending any time together. But when the Duke of Silverton unexpectedly succeeds to the title, he is determined to redeem the family name, and for that he needs Isabella to live with him, at least until he returns to America. Isabella, however, has no intention of playing the role of a model wife, especially when it means having to live in a crumbling mansion and deal with a demanding duke who is a stranger. She will only agree to the charade if he will accept her terms, which are intended to keep him at an arm's length. Will the two of them be able to stick to the agreed terms, or will the unexpected happen? Will love bring them together when marriage did not? A sweet Regency romance.