Quinn

The Cape of Good Hope, 1821

By decree of her father, the Duke of Claremont, Delia Bassett was betrothed to a monster.

Desperate to escape marriage to a man whose previous wives had, according to the whispers of the ton, all died under suspicious circumstances, she devises a desperate plan: surely, if she were ruined socially, she’d be released from this betrothal contract.

Claremont is furious. To save face socially and politically, there is only one thing he can do: Marry his daughter to a man of unimpeachable character. If that is not possible, banishing her to the other end of the world would have to suffice.

Quinton Levin, Viscount Redding, fled England at sixteen years old with nothing but his twin sister and the clothes on their backs to escape their tyrant of a father, and stowed away on a ship bound for the Netherlands. Fourteen years later, Quinn is a respected physician at the Cape of Good Hope, with an impeccable reputation and a high standing in society.

Still adjusting to married life, Quinn discovers a friend and patient fighting for her life. Keeping her secret could ruin his marriage and his relationship with his best friend, and when Claremont discovers another threat to his political plans and the future of the Dukedom, his machinations threaten Quinn’s medical practice.

If they are to succeed, they must stand united, but can Quinn and Delia resist pressure from a man as powerful as a duke?