Brighter Than the Sun

by Julia Quinn Book 2 in the Lyndon Sisters series.

First published 1997

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Eleanor Lyndon meets Charles Wycombe, Earl of Billington, after he falls from a tree at her feet. Charles must marry before a deadline in his father’s will or lose control of his inheritance, while Eleanor wants escape from an increasingly difficult home.

A practical proposal offers a solution to both problems, but their hurried marriage brings two forceful personalities into conflict. Accidents and suspected sabotage complicate the household, turning a marriage of convenience into a partnership that must be chosen after the legal bargain has already been made.