Beauty For Ashes eBook

In the prim-and-proper Philadelphia of 1820, a shocking marriage…It was the perfect contract for a marriage of convenience to a woman he didn''t even know. Didn''t want to know. Justin Randolph, a wealthy Philadelphia widower responsible for two small children, is convinced that love is a myth. The only reason for marriage is to find a mother for the children under his care.Mistaken for Justin''s intended bride, Elizabeth Frazier seizes the opportunity to escape a forced marriage to wealthy, abusive Reginald Burton-Smythe. In contrast to Reginald''s unwelcome attentions, Justin''s aloof indifference is appealing, and the plight of his motherless little girls pierces her heart. Like Justin, Elizabeth enters into the marriage seeking not love, but safety. God, however, has a different plan…