The Marriage Contract

Romantic Times hails Cathy Maxwell as "an author who understands the human heart and whose stories touch our souls." And The Marriage Contract is a perfect example of how she does it. After two years without a marriage proposal, pretty but penniless Anne Burnett agrees to a marriage by proxy. Then she learns her intended, Aiden Black, has been exiled and is rumored to be mad. But Anne is set on honoring the contract she signed and making theirs a marriage of truth. When she finally meets Aiden, she is surprised to discover the roguish laird is handsome and unpredictable. He offers Anne his body, but refuses to hand her his heart. Anne doesn't know what Aiden is afraid of, but she is determined to awaken his passion and his love.