Years ago, Mallory Edwards was forced to wed John Barron--who then abandoned her on their wedding night. Now being courted by a local squire, Mallory travels to London to petition John for a divorce. When she discovers he is bankrupt and that she also could be imprisoned for his debts, the couple flees London in pursuit of John's embezzling business agent. During their misadventures, Mallory tries not to succumb to her husband's roguish charm, while John fights his attraction to his wife. A bride scorned Highborn country heiress Mallory Edwards was dutifully fulfilling family obligations when she exchanged marriage vows with a dashing gentleman she barely knew. But the charming beast, John Barron, abandoned her on their wedding night. Now years later-evicted from her home and facing prison because of her husband's debtsshe has finally found the blackguard again. And she's not leaving his side until the faithless rogue grants her a divorce A groom enchanted Who is this extraordinary hellion who burst in on John's wild London soiree? Could it be the forgotten rural miss whom his father once forced him to wed? Now that Mallory has reentered his life, John desperately wants her to stay-and not simply because he needs her help to trap the embezzler who is ruining them both. The lady has bewitched John Barron with her sensuality and her fire. But to win her hardened heart, he will have to change more than his mind-and become a caring and thoughtful true husband worthy of her passion and unparalleled love.