Loving the Marquess (Landing a Lord Book 1) by Suzanna Medeiros

He married her for an heir. Falling in love was never part of the bargain.Desperate to save her family from ruin, Louisa Evans accepts an unexpected proposal from the enigmatic Marquess of Overlea. A marriage to one of England's most powerful noblemen should solve all her problems.Instead, it leaves her with a husband who keeps secrets.Nicholas has carefully planned every detail of his future. Marrying Louisa secures his family's legacy, but only if she agrees to a shocking arrangement he never dares reveal before the wedding vows are spoken.Louisa refuses to be treated as a mere means to an end. Yet the more time she spends with her infuriatingly honorable husband, the harder it becomes to ignore the passion simmering between them. Beneath Nicholas's cold control lies a man capable of stealing her heart.Nicholas never intended to desire his wife. Never intended to crave her smile, her touch, or the future they might build together. And when the threat of losing her becomes real, he discovers there is one thing he cannot endure:Another man claiming what should be his.Now Nicholas must choose between the future he has sacrificed everything to protect and the woman he cannot bear to lose.A passionate Regency romance featuring a marriage of convenience, a wounded hero, forbidden desire, and a love worth risking everything for.Loving the Marquess is book 1 in the Landing a Lord series.