When John Merrick, the Earl of Corbeau, is caught in a locked storeroom with Lady Grace, he has but one choiceâmarry her. Lady Grace Landon will do anything to help her family, impoverished by her fatherâs disgrace. But trapping an honorable earl into marriage? Never. Corbeau must prove that he loves her, despite her fatherâs misdeeds. And Grace must realize that love freely given can override societyâs scorn and lead to both of their happy endings.