To the London ton, Cameron MacNeill is an awkward, wallflower of a man with no hope of finding a wife. But the Highland chief holds deadly secrets, and he uses his beggar-like appearance to remain unnoticed. He enlists the help of the School for Spinsters to help him find a wife who will agree to be married in name only-because he needs a mother for his son while he is away working on behalf of the Crown.
Lady Ashleigh Pryor will do anything to escape the abusive household of her father-even marry a man she barely knows. But Cameron's lightning reflexes, the powerful muscles he hides behind ill-fitting clothing, and his mysterious manner suggest that he is not a beggar at all, but a man hiding a past he wants no one to know about.
As she starts to uncover the pieces of Cameron's secret life, Ashleigh no longer wants a marriage in name only-she wants a true husband in her bed.
But Cameron can't let himself fall in love-for if his wife learns the truth about who he is, his secrets might put her very life at stake.
