A Bride Worth Taking

His lawfully dreaded wife… When disaster strikes, Marianne Bray finds herself in quite a mess, and the most important things in the world are at stake; her family name and her reputation. Desperation leads to a solution she cannot bear, but she has no choice. She must bind herself to a man who can protect her, save her, and, more importantly, tolerate her. Unfortunately for her, that man is Kit Gerrard. Her awfully wedded husband… Kit knew he ought to have left Marianne to her fate, which was no