Enchanting the Distant Earl by Grace Fletcher

Miss Caroline Thomson is nineteen and often finds herself disrespected by her parents. Her father is heavily in debt. When the debt is called, it soon becomes clear that he cannot pay. An alternate arrangement is sought and accepted, much to the horror of Caroline.

She is furious and frightened about this new arrangement.
With no parents left alive, and an estate that is cold and lifeless, Lord Sudbury is in desperate need of something he cannot seem to acquire. He’d had a family once, before they had all been struck down with illness. With aspirations in politics, a suitable companion at his side will be most advantageous.

At the earl’s estate, Caroline quickly becomes close to the staff. Finding her place in society is her biggest struggle. When she is the victim of unwanted advances by an influential nobleman, will she keep quiet or reveal everything to the earl? Caroline is worried her disclosure to her distant husband will be questioned. What is she to do? Will the earl’s true character be revealed? Can their marriage sustain this test and flourish or will the light of hope be extinguished for evermore?