The Ill-Bred Bride

Set against a backdrop of societal expectations, the story follows an orphaned cloth merchant's daughter, Susannah Potter, who reluctantly enters a marriage of convenience with the impoverished Lord Hanford. Initially a practical solution to their financial woes, the union quickly turns complicated as Susannah resists the idea of sacrificing her independence for what she perceives as an empty-headed fortune hunter. With her younger sister's future at stake, she is determined to control her own destiny and the fate of her newfound wealth.