Healing The Broken Marchioness (Laced Up Ladies Book 2)

Her fate was always dictated by others, now she must take control...Lady Katherine Willington, Marchioness of Bowmount had a cruel destiny. After, scandalously, being abandoned by her first fiancé, she must face yet another tragedy, the death of her husband.In the absence of a male heir, Katherine must accept the fact that she is a woman with limited rights in a world dominated by men. While her duty is to deliver the ownership of her home to the new Marquess, Katherine is not about to let him in without a fight...Arthur Shepherd found himself in a most difficult position. Heir to a cousin he hadn't met for years, a new Marquess with no experience. When he arrives at Bowmount Hall, he feels immediately the hostility of everyone around him and especially the Marchioness'. A woman of unparalleled beauty that seems to hate the air he breathes. Arthur knows that living under the same roof with her is dangerous, not only for their reputations but for his heart too...How will Arthur make peace with the stone-cold Marchioness when all he can think of is the scandalous desire he feels for her?He was her greatest enemy, until he became her forbidden desire…