An Unacceptable Offer

Jane Matthews is astonished when Viscount Michael Templeton, one of London's most eligible aristocrats, asks her to marry him instead of her beautiful cousin Honor. Although Jane loves Michael, she refuses him, believing that his proposal is prompted by duty or convenience rather than genuine affection. The novel follows their uneasy engagement as Jane tries to protect her pride while Michael works to understand why she rejected him. It is a Regency romance about marriage, social expectations, and the difficulty of trusting love.

by Mary Balogh

New American Library of Canada · First published 1988 · 223 pages