Colonel Aidan Bedwyn makes a promise to a dying officer to tell said officer’s sister the news of his death and to protect her. Upon arriving to do so, Aidan finds a motley household filled with lame ducks, well except for Eve Morris. Eve, though shocked at her brother’s death, refuses help from Aidan. However, Aidan discovers that she will be tuned out of her house, along with her assorted lame ducks, unless she marries in 4 days. So he proposes to do just that. And she accepts. They expect to marry for convenience and never see each other again afterwards, but Aidan’s brother, Duke Wulfric Bedwyn, has other ideas Soon Eve is being introduced to the ton and learning about her husband in new and interesting ways.
A fluffy fun read. Just the thing after a long week. And there are more about the Bedwyns! I just love that, don’t you?