A bride wasnt in his plans . . .The last thing Marcus, the Duke of Autenberry, expects to see after sleeping off a nights drunken shenanigans is a woman being auctioned in the village square. Before he can think about the ramifications, he buys her, thinking hes winning the girl her freedom. Instead, he discovers hes bought a wife.A duke wasnt in hers . . .Alyse Bell is almost rid of the shackles that bound her in a name-only marriage, but the day her friend promised to purchase her in a wife auction, he vanishes, leaving her to face a mob of unsavory bachelors intent on owning her body and soul. But the appearance of a wicked, wealthy stranger changes her path forever.The road to ruin . . .Marcus doesnt know what to do with the impertinent chitwho clearly isnt duchess material! Insisting their marriage isnt legitimate, they leave for his estate in Scotland, hoping to devise a plan to get rid of each other.However, on a journey fraught with misadventure, their attraction grows and Marcus realizes hell do anything to keep this fiery woman for his own.
