The Proxy

She swore to honor her husband. But she gave her heart to his proxy.

Lady Caroline thought she had finally escaped the trap of an arranged marriage, until a decree binds her to a reclusive, elderly baron. Resigned to a loveless fate, she arrives at his remote estate expecting the worst. Instead, she finds a frail, bedridden old man—and a desperately lonely life.

Tasked with keeping the new baroness company is Nicholas, the man who stood in as her proxy at the altar. Vibrant, observant, and fa...