Richard Wyndham, notorious Corinthian and excellent match for any social-climbing lady, is being pressured from all sides to marry Melissa, the seemingly perfect but snobby daughter of a family friend. So when he stumbles upon a lovely young heiress fleeing from an arranged marriage, Richard sympathises with her and feels obliged, for the girl's safety, to escort her to her destination.
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Penelope (Pen) is set on marrying a childhood friend with whom she exchanged wedding ‘promises' at the age of fifteen. But when Richard and Pen arrive at their destination, they find young Piers engaged to another girl – apparently he has forgotten the childish promises they made years ago. Pen isn't as unhappy as she thought she would be – she never actually loved Piers. In fact, the person she has come to love is Richard…
Richard has also fallen in love with the lively and friendly Pen – so when their journey ends, he proposes to her. Pen, however, thinks that Richard is only proposing because they have spent almost a week in each other's company – which could be perceived as scandalous if it were ever discovered. Richard becomes desperate – he would never be able to marry the cold Mellissa after being around warm-hearted Pen…
The review of this Book prepared by Hannah Warnaar
