Heart's Desire Author:Deborah Chester From the back of the book: — WOULD LOVE COME TO HER RESCUE? — With a trembling sense of foreboding, Anna Templeton was in no position to question the "suitable" marriage Grandmama had arranged for her. The prospective groom, her cousin Oliver, turned out to be a cold and scheming bore, but the marriage was her only hope of sparing her old and aili... more »ng father the embarrassment of poverty.
Far more attractive to Anna was the handsome young Duke of Rotham. And he was as enchanted with the beautiful young woman as she was with him. But even love's temptation could not make her forsake her duty.
As the marriage drew near, apprehension turned to cold fear. Someone wanted Anna out of the way. Caught in a web of intrigue, jealousy and greed, Anna would not discover until her wedding day the truth about the man she was being forced to marry... or the man she couldn't help but love.« less