It was almost like the Middle Ages, Rowena thought ruefully, when rich families married off their daughters for the sake of suitable alliances - because that was precisely what had happened to her! For, to further her nouveau-riche social-climbing father's ambitions - and to help her beloved brother to follow the career he so desperately wanted - she had been summarily married off to the local squire, Sean Tancred, who needed her money to keep his beautiful home going. - back cover (1983 reprint)
