<p>The Lady of the Esteemed Rockwood Earldom, Diane After tragically losing both of her parents in consecutive accidents, Diane is forced into marriage with a wealthy man thirty years her senior by a distant relative who becomes her new guardian. On her wedding night, as she waits for her husband, she is mu*dered. But to her shock, she opens her eyes again&hellip; back in time, standing before her father&rsquo;s lifeless body. Believing that she was killed by her husband, Diane is desperate to escape her impending marriage. To do so, she approaches Captain Julian Harbour, a notorious rake of high society, with a bold proposal. &ldquo;Sleep with me.&rdquo; *** At first, it was sympathy. Looking at her, she seemed like the most wretched soul in the world, so pitiful that he couldn&rsquo;t simply walk away. &ldquo;If I start courting you, many other gentlemen will follow suit. You&rsquo;ll have your pick among them, and the choice of the best suitor will be yours&hellip;&rdquo; Thus, Julian begins a fake courtship to help Diane find a more suitable husband. &ldquo;&hellip;For a moment, I really thought you liked me.&rdquo; And in that moment, as she spoke those words, Julian realized&hellip; &hellip;something had gone terribly wrong.</p>