num_pages: 300
description: In an alternate universe in the country of Angland 1814 the gentry live lives of culture and class. It is a time of courtships marriages of convenience and titles where scandal can ruin an entire family. Gender lines are blurred and making a good match is of utmost importance. Children are born to men and women which has led to the acceptance of same-sex marriages. Lady Lucien Timothy Hawthorne is shocked and angry when he is betrothed against his will to Lord Heathcliff Eddington III the Duke of Pompinshire. While drowning his frustration at a popular gentleman's club he meets Robert a gorgeous older man whom he sleeps with as Timmy regardless of the potential damage to his reputation. After their liaison Lucien corresponds with Robert via letters left at Remmington and they decide to elope. Before they can get away Lucien meets his betrothed Heathcliff who he is surprised to discover is also his beloved Robert. Both men desire a marriage of the heart but they find out that sometimes a marriage of convenience can turn into love under the right circumstances. But Lucien has a secret and Tlondon isn't as safe as they once thought.
language: English
title: Groom of Convenience
publisher: Dreamspinner Press