Bride of a Stranger — Lucy Phillips Stewart

They all agreed shed made a brilliant match. He was handsome, dashing, fabulously rich, the "catch" of London society. Adrianna, orphaned daughter of an impoverished peer, had only her flame-haired beauty as dowry. That seemed sufficient for the Earl of Ravisham--rake, gambler, the man who had made her his countess and bride.

Ivor had no intention of ignoring his ravishing young wife. All too soon, Adrianna was desperately in love with him. But the nagging questions remained. Who was this stranger, her husband? Had he truly abandoned his notorious past? What of the eerie nocturnal happenings on their lavish estate? And the hidden packet of love letters that spelled blackmail--and murder!