Book excerpt: A jilted groom, a maid on the run, and a marriage of convenience. Leo Arundel is the object of every woman’s affection in London. That’s why everyone is shocked when Leo finds himself jilted, none more than Leo himself. If only he didn’t have a pesky deadline to find a bride before the new year. Holly is a maid with a huge secret. Worse, her job at a castle in Northumberland will end after the holidays. When she discovers that her neighbor requires a bride, she decides she may as well propose...