Ranleigh Court — Marjorie Shoebridge

YOU MISUNDERSTAND ME, MISS CAMERON. I AM NOT OFFERING YOU TO POST OF GOVERNESS -- BUT A POSITION AS MY WIFE!

It was hardly the romantic proposal she had always dreamed of, but Beth Cameron could no longer afford the luxury of waiting for the right man. She could afford nothing at all. She was made destitute by her father's death and the subsequent sale of all their possessions to pay her debts.

Gregory Darrel's proposition -- a marriage in name only -- would make her mistress of his splendid estate and stepmother to his enchanting young son. It was a wonderful solution…until Beth discovered that he had not told her the entire truth. By then it was too late and she was in love with her enemy: her husband.