Evianna Grace was supposed to be a picture perfect model of women in society. She could out cook and out clean most of her peers, and in this modern day society that's exactly what got people, especially women, out into the social circle. She had the perfect future, and a guaranteed husband. But he went off to war, and never spoke to her again. Heartbroken, Evianna picks up the pieces of her heart, never expecting to hear from Malcom McCain again. So when her parents go ahead arrange her marriage with a man she'd never thought she'd see again, let alone he's a general, now especially in a time of war, she didn't expect everything she knew to be thrown out the window. Evianna also didn't expect to be saving this put together, handsome war hero, but when it comes down to it, is she saving him, or is he saving her?
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.