The new title in the Country House series. Annabel Tarleton is being pushed towards marriage to wealthy Richard Hansen by her ambitious mother. At first she is attracted to him, but then she meets Paul Keifer and falls in love. However, the knowledge that he would not meet with her mother's approval drives a wedge between them. Vulnerable in her sorrow, Annabel is blackmailed into marrying Richard Hansen. But after several unhappy months as Richard's...