Burdened with a title he never wanted and a castle falling into ruin, Iain Douglas longs only to return to his ship, but he will not abandon the staff and tenants who depend on him.
The money to repair the estate lies in a challenge at the Lyon’s Den, so despite his trouble with reading he signs Mrs. Dove-Lyon’s agreement and expects a fortune if he wins.
What the veiled proprietress delivers is not coin alone: his prize includes a wife, Maisy Bennett, and her young brother, Jack.
Maisy has barely known her dying father, yet his decline has given her older brother an excuse to send Jack to an asylum and clear him from the house.
She must find a home for both of them at once, far too quickly for any ordinary courtship, and the match forced on Iain may be the only shelter left to her.
