The Second Son's Second Choice

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(246 242 238 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>James Fraser never expected to find himself at the centre of his family's unfulfilled promises. After ‎the sudden death of his brother Frederick James is faced with an impossible decision: his father ‎Lord Alfred Fraser insists he marries Anne Watson Frederick's betrothed to honour a pact made ‎between the two families. But Anne's heart remains bound to Frederick unwilling to move on.‎</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(246 242 238 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In a surprising twist James marries Lucy Anne's youngest sister instead - despite being drawn to ‎Clara de Vibraye a captivating widow from his past. Lucy enters the union with her own terms: she ‎will not meddle in James' personal affairs and he will not demand anything from her. But as the ‎days turn into weeks their arrangement begins to unravel. Clara's presence starts to weigh heavily ‎on their marriage and an old family friend of the Watsons Edmund Lennox appears rekindling ‎feelings in Lucy she thought were long gone.‎</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(246 242 238 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With hearts torn between duty desire and betrayal James finds himself unexpectedly falling for his ‎new wife just as Lucy becomes ensnared in Edmund's dangerous charms. As Clara tries to tighten ‎her grip on James and Edmund's true intentions come to light James and Lucy must decide if their ‎marriage will survive - or if it was doomed from the start.‎</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(246 242 238 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Will love conquer old promises and new betrayals or will past entanglements destroy them all?‎</span></p>