The Unwanted Wedding

The heart-breakingly handsome Duke of Tynemouth is appalled to findthat his torrid affaire d? coeur with the alluring Aline, Countess of Langstone, is destined to end, because Queen Victoria insists that hemarries one of Prince Albert? s German relatives, who is fat and ugly. To refuse is unthinkable, so, in desperation, he agrees topre-empt his Monarch by cynically marrying Aline? s innocent youngniece, Honora. The beautiful Honora is horrified at the prospect of marrying a man she has never met, let alone love, but she has littlechoice. Heartbroken and facing a life without the love she hasalways dreamt about, a husband who seems to hate her and a weddingnight she dreads, she flees and falls prey to an even worse fate. Now that he might lose her forever, the Duke realises that it isnot hate for Honora that beats in his heart. It is love! But hashis awakening come too late?