The Captivated Countess

BEFORE AND AFTER
When Catherine Durrell first met Dominic Reston, the Earl of Harwich, she was a mere girl. She fell in love with him instantly, helplessly—and, sad to say, hopelessly. For Dominic saw her only as a child, if he noticed her at all.

But that was before Dominic wed a beauty whose faithlessness made him a cynic about all tender sentiments. And that was before Catherine became the toast of the aristocratic elite—until a scandalous episode exiled her from polite society in disgrace.

Then they met again, and Catherine discovered her love for Dominic was as strong as ever—and even more heartbreaking. For she was no longer the girl whose youth had made Dominic ignore her—she was the woman whose folly he regarded with disdain... especially after he was forced to make her his bride....