Lovely Francesca Northwood sought refuge on a park bench when her spendthrift fiance told her their wedding was off.
She appeared to be inconsolable until an elderly stranger approached her and promised her a new life—in the lap of luxury and ease, as the wife of a titled gentleman.
It was the answer to her fervent prayers—to be someone's beloved wife, mistress of a great estate, adored by all.
Francesca felt she had nothing to lose—until she met the man who was to be her husband. Suddenly she knew she had been trapped into a strange and dangerous marriage....