The Marchioness for Whom the Bell Tolled

Even in the face of death, he wouldn’t denounce their love…

Lady Bellinda Ayles has made a mess of all courtship offers she has ever received. Feeling the pressure to marry, she is set up with one of her childhood friends, but he is nothing like she remembers him.

Octavius Wyndham is to be the next Marquess of Hartlon. His father’s failing health means he must find a wife, but his timid spirit proves crippling when trying to court. Until his reunion with a lady from his childhood changes him forever.

When anonymous notes start arriving, Octavius is forced to face a part of Bellinda’s tumultuous past. A part that might bring his undoing. When she goes missing, splinters of wood stained in blood are his only leads. For Bellinda has been receiving letters too. Letters that promise her death...