A dangerously handsome marquess... Tristan, Marquess of Wimberley, believes he will never succumb to love. Though his closest friends have married, he is determined that he never will. But not for a moment had he envisioned the entrance of a lovely and innocent lady into his jaded life. A lady who desperately needs him. A young woman at the end of her rope... Tristan has the solution to Miss Marguerite Wilkes' problem: They will marry. But, even while the two grow closer, obstacles and secrets intervene that could derail their growing trust. Will they overcome the impediments between them and together embrace a rare and passionate love?