Maya_Arrow
"Catherine," he murmured, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear, "every moment with you ignites a fire in me I never knew existed."
"And what if I'm the flame that consumes you?" she teased, her breath hitching in anticipation.
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Catherine Kensington is a fiercely independent woman with grand plans of starting her own business-until her father's illness forces her into a hurried arranged marriage with the wealthy and mysterious Edward Sinclair.
Torn between duty and ambition, Catherine must navigate the expectations of Victorian society, while her heart wrestles with the spark of attraction to her new husband.
Surrounded by her cousins-Juliet, the compassionate philanthropist, and Henry, the hopeless romantic-Catherine begins to wonder if love and independence can coexist, or if she must sacrifice one dream for another!