The Reluctant Widow

Mistakenly stepping into the wrong carriage leads Elinor Rochdale on an unexpected journey to Highnoons, a grand but decaying estate. She's offered a peculiar proposal: marry the dying owner, Eustace Cheviot, as a business arrangement. Elinor finds herself a bride and a widow within hours, but her new role as mistress of Highnoons draws her closer to the enigmatic Ned Carlyon, the man behind the strange plan.