Seeing Miss Heartstone

Miss Belle Heartstone amp;mdash; heiress and savvy businesswoman amp;mdash; needs a husband. Immediately. As in, yesterday would not have been soon enough. Her mother's attempts at matchmaking have been disastrous. So Belle decides to solve the problem her way amp;mdash; survey the market and purchase the best groom available.

Colin Radcliffe, Marquess of Blake amp;mdash; debt-ridden and penniless amp;mdash; needs a large infusion of cash. Desperately. Preferably cash that does not come with a wife attached. It is no surprise, then, when he receives Miss Heartstone's brazen proposal amp;mdash; her cash, his title, their marriage amp;mdash; that he politely declines.

But before he leaves her, Blake suggests something truly radical: Maybe before finding a husband, Belle should find herself. His simple words send them both on an unexpected journey, spanning continents and years, entwining their lives in ways neither could have foreseen. Can two lonely souls move past societal expectations and forge a unique life together?