Forced marriage

Since childhood, Anna Edgerton and Viscount Willburgh have been raised to view each other as sworn enemies due to a long-standing feud between their families. However, when they are caught in a seemingly compromising situation during a masquerade ball, Anna has no choice but to accept his proposal of marriage made out of duty...

They have no option but to flee to Scotland, where they marry. In the cramped privacy of the carriage, however, their hostility gradually gives way to a forbidden passion that neither of them ever dreamed of. Yet the newlyweds' happiness is short-lived. Upon returning to society, they must face their warring families.

Can their love overcome ancient feuds that threaten to tear them apart forever?