Courting Miss Hughes

The huaghty future marquess, lord Bradford is too wise to fall for any martial schemes. But with his father being ill with consumption, his mother is determined to see him settled and fills their manor with dozens of marriageable ladies to lure him. He easily dodges all the traps laid out by young Misses but then a mishap in the stables leaves him honor bound to marry Miss Hughes. But his bride to be is not enamored with him like all the other ladies. She would rather be a spinster than be his wife. Hurt by her refusal, he is determined to show her what a great husband he could have been and means to make stubborn vicar's daughter regret her decision.

Katherine Hughes is an orphaned daughter of vicar. After her parents untimely death her maternal uncle has taken to her care. However, her aunt and her cousin deem her beneath them and often treat her with unkindness. When they are all invited to stay at Riverton manor, she is strictly instructed by her aunt to make herself scarce as her cousins try to charm lord Bradford into proposing marriage. However, fate keeps putting him in her way. When a mishap in the stables leads to scandal, she is forced to be betrothed to lord Bradford. She fiercely refuses to accept such a fate for she knows deep down a man of rank cannot love a girl like her. But lord Bradford wouldn't accept her refusal and makes her a counter offer which she accepts with reluctance. They will stay engaged till the end of summer and break-off the engagement afterwards to avoid scandal.

But will they break off the engagement or will they fall in love? Only time will tell