Beauty and Beast

“No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.”

Caledonia Marks had always been eager to live life, but when she found out that she was engaged to marry, she was furious. Her groom, Hiram d'Espiritus, a scarred duke with a fortune that Caledonia cannot forgive. But the longer she lives with Hiram, the more she leans that this scarred man is more than he seems.

“Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense.”