Viscount Westmorland, Henry St. John, is three-and-thirty and desperate. Hounded by debutantes and their conniving mothers, the wealthy, charming peer sees only one way out of his marriage mart misery: a sensible, convenient union with the one woman who has never found him remotely interesting.
Claire is his mother's companion, his oldest friend, and his fiercest tormentor. She knows Henry better than anyone, takes an unholy joy in his humiliation, and has steadfastly refused his half-joking proposals for years.
But when Henry's mother announces she is leaving England to marry a Frenchman and taking Claire with her, Henry is forced to confront the truth: he doesn't just need a wife, he needs Claire. She is the heart he never knew his cold household lacked, and the one person who has always seen the man beneath the title.
Historical Romance
Slow Burn
Enemies to Lovers
Royalty Romance
Forbidden Love
Family
Marriage of Convenience
Audiobook details
GenreRomance, Historical Fiction
Length47 mins
Narrated bySelect Your Own
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 9, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1
5Chapter 5
2Chapter 2
6Chapter 6
3Chapter 3
7Chapter 7
4Chapter 4
8Epilogue
About the author
Simone Ogilvie
Urbane gardener, philosophical cook, well informed shopper and promoter of the basic white linen and place setting. I am a new author who previously worked as an interior decorator and wedding planner. I want desperately to be a brilliant chef an obsession that has resulted in me owning nearly a hundred cookbooks and I watch way too many hours of the food network. When I am not trying some new recipe, I obsess about my plants. I’ve yet to have a rosemary that has been able to survive the Canadian winter. I often fantasize about moving to the Tropics so I can garden all year round.View all by Simone Ogilvie
