<p><font><b>''One of the best!''</b><b>Julia Quinn, </b><b><i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of the Bridgerton series</b></font><br><b><br>A very practical marriage makes Alexander Westcott question his heart in this stunning Regency romance from the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Someone to Hold</i>.</b><br><br>When <b>Alexander Westcott</b> becomes the new Earl of Riverdale, he inherits a title he never wanted and a failing country estate he can''t afford. But he fully intends to do everything in his power to undo years of neglect and give the people who depend on him a better life . . . <br><br>A recluse for more than twenty years, <b>Wren Heyden</b> wants one thing out of life: marriage. With her vast fortune, she sets her sights on buying a husband. But when she makes the desperate-and oh-so-dashing-earl a startlingly unexpected proposal, Alex will only agree to a proper courtship, hoping for at least friendship and respect to develop between them. H