Marriage, She Wrote

Spirited Demeter Mellingham rushes into making poor decisions. She finds herself exiled far from temptation in north Wales, after dropping her entire family into a pit of scandal. She nurses a broken heart, certain her gallant Captain Tenby will return to rescue her from the relentless rain and crushing isolation. But as weeks turn to months with no word, doubt begins to creep in, as insidious as the Welsh damp. When two exotic springbucks arrive as gifts from the Prince Regent, Demeter is given a chance to prove her newfound maturity. Alas, the male of the pair immediately leaps a six-foot hedge and disappears into the countryside. Now, Demeter is not only disgraced, she is on the verge of humiliating her family in front of royalty, who she expects to arrive any day now. Lloyd Alwyn, the estate’s handsome and frustratingly competent overseer is everything Demeter’s captain is not: grounded, practical, and undeniably present. Lloyd has always thought too thoroughly about problems, and has missed out on love before. Is he about to miss his chance with the enchanting Demeter Mellingham?