A marriage ruse with a Victorian Cinderella Heading to the altar .and a pretend husband! Refusing to marry her sister's beau to please their father, Olive is at her wit's end when Joseph Billings purchases the local manor. He's a handsome viscount's heir and she's a penniless villager, but they have one thing in common--being pushed to marry against their will! With his potential bride visiting for a week, Joseph suggests a bold charade: pretending to be newlyweds! As they grow closer, Olive starts wondering where the ruse ends.and reality begins. From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.