It’s a crisp autumn evening and the weather in Chicago is not the only reason for the chill in the air. Promised to an older man when she was just a young girl, Emily has now come of age and is forced to face a long-delayed reality.
Living in Marshall Manor has been an exceptional blessing for Emily and her fellow orphan sisters– there’s only one problem: in exchange for going from destitute surroundings to high society, each of the girls is in an arranged marriage with a wealthy man of prominence in the city.
Frederick Gold is ready to claim his bride, but Emily wants nothing to do with him. Then she meets Thomas and, realizing what true love and attraction are, she’s even more brokenhearted at the prospect of committing herself to a man she does not know or care for.
Will Emily figure out a way to get out of the marriage, despite the blow to her reputation?
How does Frederick Gold react when he meets Emily for the first time?
Will a handsome lawyer cause even more trouble for her?
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