The Innocent — Terry Ward

A disastrous first marriage leaves a bitter taste in Flynn Hawthorne's mouth. After his promiscuous wife walks out in front of a carriage and is killed, he vows to never entangle himself with another woman. Preparing for her first Season should be a time of happy excitement, but not for Carolyn Wentworth. The frozen fear on her mother's face and secret undercurrents which force her to lock her door each night have Carolyn convinced that she wants no part of marriage. When Flynn chances upon Carolyn at a quiet country stream an impetuous kiss ends up in a wedding, but before he can claim his innocent bride, Flynn learns a truth that destroys their marriage before it can begin.