Splendeur Caisse

When Hugh Winthrop, the future Earl of Albury, decides to advertise for a wife in the London paper, he never expected an anonymous response from a woman who matches him wit for wit. Their back-and-forth letters on the true nature of love, something they disagree on wholeheartedly, leave him shocked—and intrigued. But then the woman he’s been corresponding with shows up on his doorstep, enticingly beautiful and offering a marriage of convenience in exchange for his protection… Lady Phoebe Maitland expected to marry for love and nothing else until the man she gave her trust betrayed her. The more intrigued she becomes by the mysterious and devastatingly handsome Hugh, however, the more she realizes he’s holding back from opening his heart due to long-held secrets she struggles to understand. As passion flares wickedly between them, their marriage bed is quick to heat up. But when Phoebe’s past threatens to destroy the fragile bond they’ve formed, even a budding belief in love mig...

A SCOT TO WED A Scottish Hearts Novel © 2020 Callie Hutton “Stop grinning like a loon, brother. The lass is still a stranger to us, and we need to watch ourselves around her.” “What?” Alasdair had the nerve to laugh. “If ever there was an uncomplicated lass, it’s that one.” He motioned with his thumb toward the ceiling. “And what do ye ken of complicated lasses? Most of yer bed partners have no more brains than that goat.” He waved his cup in the direction of the animal standing in the library doorway. He dropped his coffee cup and jumped up “What the hell is that?” Alasdair turned in his chair. “I think ye already said it. Appears to be a goat.” The animal stared at him, then ambled into the room. “What the blasted hell is a goat doing in the house?” “Oh, so sorry, my laird.” Meggie rushed in after the animal. “I’ll take him outside.” “Is he one of the tenant’s goats?” Evan asked as the animal walked farther into the room, looking around like he owned the place....