A Determined Lady — Irene Loyd Black

Boston bluestocking Olivia Pembroke was determined to get to England and publish her novel. Needing means of her own to offset her family's debts, she plans to find a wealthy lord for a husband. Of course, she'd avoid actual marriage once she landed in England. Her plan succeeded only too well; Lord Castleberry was everything a woman could want. Now she'd have to change her tactics in order to win him.

WANTED: A PLAIN, PROPER AMERICAN FOR A MARRIAGE IN NAME ONLY (NO LOVE ALLOWED)

Boston bluestocking Olivia Pembroke was determined to get to England...and to publish her novel! With her fine family's old money exhausted by new debts, she needed means of her own. Answering an advertisement for a Plain Jane to wed a wealthy lord was the answer...she hoped. All she had to do was make herself the homeliest bride on either continent. Of course she'd find a way to avoid actual marriage to the obviously addled Englishman once she landed. Such a smart lady couldn't make a disastrous mistake. Or could she?

Lord Castleberry was as handsome as an angel, and as darkly brooding as Lucifer himself. He radiated intrigue, mystery, and a dangerous sensuality. In other words, he was the man of Olivia's romantic dreams. Alas, she was only is wife of convenience...unless she put her mind to an outrageous scheme: becoming the desirable woman he vowed to woo and win!

Hero: Lord Fitzgerald Castleberry
Heroine: Olivia Pembroke