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Lord Galen Woodbridge has been dumped by the same woman for the 2nd time although this time it was actually at the altar. In order to deflect the ensuing scandal away from his very public humiliation he cooks up a plan, while drunk, to marry the elusive Margot Montclaire, a sexy songstress of the stage. Galen is titled and very rich as well as dashing and handsome. For Margot he is harder to resist than any of the others who have tried to be her protector. She agrees to marry him on the condition that he spirit away her younger brother from the hands of her dastardly uncle. Galen agrees, the bargain is struck and they are married by special license only a few hours later. Each are comfortable with their part of the bargain, but soon they learn that there is more to life than mere comfort when they fall in love.

Galen is a knight in shining armor and Margot is a delight. The uncle is a true villain and the other characters are fun to read. When Galen’s ex-fiancée shows up I wanted to beat her about the head and shoulders then kick her out, but Margot isn’t me. *sigh* And his sister? Oh boy! What a piece of work that spoiled bitch is. It all works out in the end, but I’d sure like to get my hands on that uncle for what he did to Margot’s little brother. Grrrr! All-in-all an excellent afternoon read. ( )