He was a famous rake and she wanted nothing to do with him...until he started to build a sturdy bridge to her heart...
Cecilia Sentenell has been chosen by the reputed rake, the Earl of Arandale to be his bride. But Cecilia has other plans for her life and they don't include Arandale, much to her father's dismay and the earl's disbelief. Yet Cecilia's rejection makes Arandale aware of her as he had not been before and her criticism of him makes him determined to be a man she would admire--the man he was before tragedy upset his life. But dangerous schemes are soon to affect Cecilia's life in other ways. Her father's heir, Alex Shackel, has developed a sinister plan to force Cecilia to become his bride. Cecilia turns to Lord Arandale when Shackel's schemes threaten her very life.
When Miranda Nolan inherits a house she soon discovers a need to solve the mysteries surrounding the late owner along with resolving the strong attraction she feels for a co-claimant who lost his hearing and faces a world of silence.