The Mock Marriage

Beautiful Miss Claire Yelland was most accomplished at the art of imposture. She played an actress named Clairisse Deschamps so well that all London thought her a light-skirted lady of the stage, and rich rakes swarmed after her.

But now she had afar more demanding role. The handsome, heartless Sir Egon Hollister offered a sum she could not refuse to act as his wife. To fool his sharp-eyed grandmother was hard enough. To convince Sir Egon that his charm left her unmoved was even harder. Forced to feign love in public and indifference in private, Claire strained to listen to the promptings of prudence and ignore the urgings of her heart....