Vow of Ink and Ice

A debt he can't ignore. A secret she can't hide. A marriage of convenience that's about to set London on fire.Elara Vance is the ton's most invisible wallflower—and she prefers it that way. In the shadows of her family's ruin, she wields a pen as the "e;Vesper,"e; a notorious political satirist whose pamphlets make the most powerful men in England tremble. But when her brother gambles away what little they have left, Elara is forced into a deal with the coldest man in Mayfair.Julian Thorne, the Earl of Blackwood, is a man of logic, ledgers, and ice.He needs a wife to secure his political future and a way to settle an old family score. When he discovers the Vance debt, he sees a perfect transaction: he'll clear the family name in exchange for Elara's hand. He expects a quiet, compliant bride to decorate his arm at the Duchess of Richmond's balls. He doesn't expect a woman who can out-wit him before breakfast and out-think him by tea.