He vows to never risk his heart again. She hides her love to avoid rejection. A marriage of convenience is not what either of them wished for.Overlooked by society and underappreciated in her family, Ellen Bringhurst has resigned herself to spinsterhood and a life of reading. Until her match-making friends contrive to reintroduce Ellen to the man she has secretly loved since their shared childhood. As the younger son to an earl, Marcus Calvert must...