"Chapter One “You’re not getting any younger. Alex, and neither am I. You will be thirty- two in a fe..."

"Chapter Two “Isobel, Isobel aren’t you listening to me.” Isobel looked up from her mortar and pestle..."

"Chapter Three Alex stepped back to survey the wagon Giles had, had built for him. It was bright leaf..."

"Chapter Four Everything had gone to plan that morning, they had driven to the north gate, where they..."

"Chapter Five Alex was ushered into the family dining room by one of his aunt’s well-muscled footmen;..."

"Chapter Six Isobel checked her supplies of medicines and noted she was low on headache powder again;..."

"Chapter Seven Isobel practically flew up the steps to her work room and luckily both Sasha and Bridg..."

"Chapter Eight Alex was surprised to learn that his aunt had not only held supper for him and Bowden..."

"Chapter Nine Beno Dagda was not a man to be trifled with or to say no to, he had lied, killed, and f..."

"Chapter Ten Isobel paused to study her reflection in the small piece of polished mirror that served..."

"Chapter 11 Isobel couldn't concentrate; all she could think about was Alex which was both pleasing a..."

"Chapter 12 Alex knocked on his aunt's office door and waited impatiently till he heard her call to e..."

"Chapter 13 Isobel stared in disbelief at the handwritten invitation inviting her to a four-day garde..."

"Chapter 14 Isobel couldn't believe the size or the beauty of countess Valencia's estate, from its cr..."

"Chapter 15 Beno Dagda looked over the map spread out on his work table studying for the thousandth t..."

"Chapter 16 Isobel paused to adjust the brim of the straw sun hat countess Valencia had given her, be..."

"Chapter 17 Isobel sat before the mirror as Vi finished arranging her hair in an elegant updo, stoppi..."

"Chapter 18 Isobel felt like her face would break if she continued to force a smile much longer and t..."

"Chapter 19 Alex had enjoyed the late-night supper his aunt had provided, it had been light fair foll..."

"Chapter 20 Isobel tightened her grip on the bouquet of roses and carnations as the minister finished..."

"Chapter 21 Alex woke to something soft and warm pressed up against him, and as he fought to awarenes..."

"Chapter 22 Isobel let Alex take her hand and guide her through the huge manor to the family dining r..."

"Chapter 23 Isobel stepped into her new bed chamber at the college and smiled at the three huge bouqu..."

"Chapter 24 Alex cursed in annoyance as he and Bowden rode through the gate and along the crowded str..."

"Chapter 25 Alex had seen that his friends and guardsmen were in the capable hands of his aunt, and t..."

"Chapter 26 Isobel struggled against the guard holding her as she watched another one set a pile of b..."

"Chapter 27 Alex shifted in his saddle, trying to ease his aching back and thighs, while he fought th..."

"Chapter 28 Alex couldn’t stop touching Isobel; he didn’t care what his men thought or saw, all that..."

"Chapter 29 Dagda rubbed grit from his eyes as he tried to get his foggy brain to work. From the amou..."

"Chapter Thirty Alex was relieved that Bridgette’s’ family hadn’t killed Bowden for taking liberties..."

"Chapter Thirty-One Alex after talking with lord Arrington had decided to continue with his plan of a..."

"Chapter Thirty-Two Isobel stood beside Alex on the wall of her family keep looking out at the dense..."

"Chapter Thirty-Three “I should have been king, Thaddeus is my half-brother and I was first born,” Da..."

"Chapter Thirty-four Isobel smoothed down her gown frowning at the wrinkles, it was one of the gowns..."

"Chapter Thirty- Five Alex leaned back with a smile slipping his arm about Isobel’s shoulder as Bowde..."

"Epilogue Alex leaned against the door frame of the rose arbor watching the eldest of his and Isobel’..."