The pounding of hooves should have been her first intimation there was something amiss that fine Tuesday afternoon, but her thoughts at the time were scattered, delaying her response to the potential danger. It was not an everyday occurrence that Lady Susanna Macalister was nearly trampled to death in the middle of Hyde Park. Can the pair keep their budding romance a secret from everyone around them until the investigation is over? Or will the unsuspecting Lord Riverton win Susanna's hand in marriage before the truth comes out? Read more But is his mission of separating Susanna from Lord Riverton simply a desire to save another unsuspecting lady from his sister's fate, or something deeper?Īs Susanna helps Lord Westcott investigate her future fiance, she realizes she might have found what she was looking for all along. Driven by his own guilt and despair, the earl embraces this chance encounter as an opportunity for vengeance, for Lord Riverton is the very man whom Westcott suspects is responsible for the untimely death of his beloved sister. But still, Susanna longs for true, passionate love, the kind she grew up hearing stories about.Įnjoying a quiet walk with her insipid suitor one afternoon, Susanna is nearly trampled by the handsome Earl of Westcott as he rides through Hyde Park.
To avoid a life of spinsterhood, she decides a loveless marriage to the dull and unromantic Lord Riverton is better than none at all. Despite being beautiful and wealthy, Lady Susanna Macalister's marriage prospects are rather lacking.
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