From sun-drenched Spain to the icy halls of an English Earl...

Catalina Esperanza Navarro had been shielded in comfort in Barcelona which had been bracing itself against the turmoil of Napoleonic conquest. As the cherished daughter of a shrewd Spanish merchant, her life had been one of privilege. But when the shadow of war had fallen across Spain, her father, desperate to secure her future, had orchestrated a transaction that sent her across the seas.

Hugh Wentworth, the Earl of Strathmore, a man known for his icy control, desperately needed a wealthy bride to save his crumbling estate. Catalina became that bride, a Spanish rose traded for a fortune that shocked London society.

Arriving in England, Catalina was expected to be docile and obedient. But beneath her elegant exterior lay a passionate spirit and carefully guarded secrets. What began as a cold, calculated union soon ignited with a surprising heat as Catalina discovered the cracks in her husband's stoic facade—and the strength she never knew she possessed.

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