A marriage of convenience isn't supposed to be this inconvenient. Miss Jessica Chance, daughter of Viscount Pernrith and confirmed wallflower, is accustomed to being overlooked. Prettier sisters, cleverer cousins, more charming friends-yes, she is well aware, thank you. Which is why when a handsome, young man with a title and devastating charm rides up at the family estate and proposes matrimony, Jessica is more than a little surprised. She has never met the man, after all. But Reginald Blakley, Baron Llyne, can't wait around for romance. His family is about to be devastated by a scandal that hasn't yet broken, and marriage to the highly respectable and powerful Chance family is his best opportunity to shore up their defenses. So what if his birth is a little scandalous? So what if he's ranked all the eligible Chance ladies and chosen Jessica as the most pliant and desperate to be wed? They shall be married! What Reginald didn't expect was love.

What Jessica didn't expect was secrets¿ When a marriage of convenience collides with passion and lies, can either Reginald or Jessica put aside what they presume of love¿and accept any chance they can take for happiness? This novel continues the highly anticipated Chance family drama, with sixteen cousins and triple the problems. Tropes include: marriage of convenience, spy/traitor, wallflower, secrets and lies, close-knit family, and of course, Emily E K Murdoch's tried and true method of sizzling, joyful romance. This full-length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after and no cliffhangers. It is part of a series that can be read in any order.