Dangerous Masquerade — Hermina Black

Accidentally stranded at the magnificent D'Arblay Mansion by a storm, Candida Alton never dreamed of the proposal the master of the house would make to her. The Marquis D'Arblay would wine, dine, clothe and pay her well, if she would pretend to be his wife for six weeks.

Ridiculous! How could he even ask? Yet Glen D'Arblay was handsome and charming. She would be chaperoned by his lovely aunt. And she was between jobs. Then she met the uninvited guest for whom this whole charade was to be performed -- Nadine Alvaros, wealthy, beautiful, and very determined to reclaim the marquis whom she had jilted years before. Angered by Nadine's seductive sallies, Candida agreed to play the marquis's game -- a game in which she lost her heart and nearly lost her life.....