A Temporary Betrothal

A Second-Best Bargain

Belinda Melville knew it was folly to be head over heels in love with Captain Anthony Wainright. The handsome officer made it clear that he far preferred Belinda's heartbreakingly beautiful and calculating cousin, the newly married but ever enticing Lady Deirdre Archer.

The captain's proposal that he and Belinda be betrothed was nothing more than a shameless ruse to shield his shameful passion for Deirdre from scandal. Which left Belinda with a decision that no young innocent in love should have to make. Should she hold out for a man who would be hers and hers only? Or was being second best to a man she adored at first sight better than nothing?