After not one, not two but three duels fought by Robert Whitworth and Lord Dominic Wolf, the Prince Regent decides it is time to end their dispute and bring their families together through marriage. The Prince Regent orders Brooke Whitworth to marry Lord Dominic Wolf. Should either party not obey his order, they will lose their lands and their titles. It means that Brooke will miss her up-and-coming First Season in London. She was hoping she would find a husband to take her away from a family that has always been unloving and uncaring to her. She has always hated Robert as he was a bully, always jealous of her and beat her until her maid and only friend in the household, Alfreda, found out and locked Brooke's bedroom door keeping him away. To escape from her family would make her happy and perhaps she will be able to start a family of her own? She would try to make Lord Dominic Wolf want to marry her. Can she?

As she arrives at the Yorkshire Moor, she gets a cold welcome from the staff. When she meets Lord Wolf, he is almost nude and lying in his bed with fever and pain from a wound suffered in his last duel with her brother. She and her maid Alfreda have knowledge of healing using herbs and after several days of administering them to Dominic, he is without fever and on his way to good health. Their relationship is cold and he tries everything to get her to leave and return to her family. Brooke has decided to stay and make him love her. Can Dominic keep from falling in love with Brooke?

Johanna Lindsey writes a historical romance that is delicious. Handsome, charming and sexy, Lord Dominic Wolf will steal your heart. The banter and teasing between Dominic and beautiful Brooke Whitworth is pure delight. Brooke is an unconventional heroine. She is resourceful and resilient and fights hard to unlock the key to Dominic's heart. The sexual tension between them is electric and their rainy night together in a cubbyhole in ruins of an ancient castle is HOT.

The secondary characters, his BFF Gabriel is a charmer and Alfreda, the maid/companion who has always been there for Brooke is colorful and funny. I loved the wolf-like dogs, horses, and descriptions of the Regency Era that I always enjoy. The sub-plot of this story is a surprise and in the end, all ends well. A spectacular read and I await Ms. Lindsey's next.

Book Summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey delivers a sparkling, passionate tale of an earl’s daughter who must convince a mysterious viscount to marry her and end his vendetta against her brother.

One duel could be considered a matter of honor, but three duels are attempted murder! With enlightened society outraged at such reckless behavior among young noblemen, the Prince Regent orders Robert Whitworth, the earl of Tamdon’s heir, and Lord Dominic Wolfe to end their dispute by allying their families through marriage. Whichever party refuses to comply will forfeit his lands and title.

Whitworth relishes the idea of sending his younger sister Brooke to his enemy’s remote estate. He knows the Wolf will reject her as a bride, thereby losing his wealth and status. The Wolf, however, is determined to scare away the Whitworth chit. With dueling no longer an available means of destroying the man he abhors, he will be satisfied to see him lose his lands and title. But he hadn’t expected his enemy’s sister to be so resourceful or resilient.

Brooke Whitworth has been dreaming of her first Season in London because she intends to win a husband who will take her far away from her unloving family. Instead, she is being sent to the Yorkshire moors to wed a mysterious nobleman whose family is cursed and who has thrice tried to kill her brother. But there’s no room in her heart for fear; this man is her means of escape. She will make him love her!