It should have been a marriage made in heaven. Cheviot was aristocratic and gorgeous—a man tempered by his father's downfall and his own experiences at war. Sarah was artistic and free-thinking, shaped by the best education her nouveau riche grandfather could afford. But there was one problem. The marriage was arranged. The Duke of Cheviot needed money. Sarah's grandfather wanted a title. And so, what could have been a perfect love affair was begun in a most imperfect way.