Emma V. Leech

One dare. One marriage. One very inconvenient attraction.
A Daring and Delicious Regency Romance from Best Selling Author Emma V Leech
Miss Ruth Stone has money, manners, and a father’s dying wish hanging over her head: marry into the nobility. Unfortunately, the nobility seems determined to ignore her — until the Peculiar Ladies dare her to “say something outrageous to a handsome man.” Ruth, who never does anything by halves, promptly proposes marriage to the heir to an earldom.

Before she can swallow her words, her gorgeous, broad‑shouldered husband‑to‑be sweeps her into a carriage and whisks her off to his remote, crumbling Scottish castle. He intends to put her dowry to good use. She intends to keep her dignity. Neither intends to fall in love.

Ruth knows exactly what this marriage is: a business arrangement. She’s sensible, practical, and no man’s romantic fantasy. Her children will inherit a title, she’ll finally have a home of her own, and her husband will remain safely uninterested.
Except he isn’t.
And she isn’t either.

Her pig‑headed, infuriatingly attractive husband rouses her temper, challenges her every step, and awakens a passion she never expected. As winter closes in around Wildsyde, the old castle isn’t the only thing in danger of catching fire.

One outrageous dare.
One inconvenient marriage.
And a love that refuses to stay sensible.