The sham wedding is only three weeks away, but as time ticks closer, they both find themselves wanting to throw aside the platonic rule as they start falling in love for real. They’ll be platonic, and he’ll help at the smithy. To save face, the pair secretly agree to marry for one year. On impulse, as the mob is about to hang him, she calls out that they can't kill him because she loves him, even though he’s actually a stranger. Gwen doesn’t condone the scoundrel’s actions, but she thinks death is an extreme punishment. He’s saved by local blacksmith Gwen Cully. When the real duke appears and their ruse is discovered, the villagers of Shropshire call for Kellan’s hanging. Most recently, Da posed as the Duke of Penning and Kellan as his eligible heir. Kellan Fox learned to be a swindler and a thief from his father. A lady blacksmith and a scoundrel plan for a temporary marriage of convenience and find themselves wanting forever instead.
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