![]() Even a crowded house can’t keep the long-simmering attraction from flaring between Rafe and Clio, though. Arriving on her doorstep, he finds the castle occupied by Clio’s family: Daphne, her demanding younger sister Daphne’s shallow husband, Sir Teddy and Phoebe, the brilliant but socially awkward youngest sister. After she decamps to her castle, Rafe follows with his jack-of-all-trades manager to ensure the nuptial ceremony is set in motion. For another, if Clio marries his brother, she'll have the title and lifestyle she deserves, things he could never give her. For one thing, if Piers settles down, Rafe can get back to his own life as a champion prizefighter. Clio seeks out Rafe, Piers’ brother and London’s “most infamous scoundrel,” hoping to convince him to use his power of attorney over Piers’ estate to nullify the marriage agreement. ![]() Inheriting a castle from her elderly uncle gives her a new sense of freedom, and she decides to call off the engagement. ![]() ![]() But after eight years of waiting, she has become an object of ridicule. ![]() When Clio Whitmore inherits a castle from her uncle, she decides to call off her long-standing engagement and asks her would-be brother-in-law-who's secretly in love with her-to help her get out of the marriage agreement.Ĭlio has always followed the rules and done what was expected of her she “had been raised by good parents, with the benefits of education and close attention to propriety, and she was engaged to marry England’s most promising young diplomat,” Piers Brandon. ![]()
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