Improbable Eden — Mary Daheim

A Tender Education

Eden Berenger grew up an unwanted orphan in a loveless household, until the Earl of Marlborough claimed her as his flesh and blood-hours before his imprisonment for treason. To spare her father's life, Eden was forced to obey the wishes of a Flemish nobleman as enigmatic as he was attractive.

When Prince Maximilian undertook the grooming of the unsophisticated Eden for her game of court intrigue, he never anticipated the lessons he would be learning! The idea of a future with Eden was pleasing, but it seemed almost as impossible as the success of their desperate scheme.