The Heiress Gets a Duke (The Gilded Age Heiresses, #1)

by Harper St. George

I feel sure that no girl would go to the altar if she knew all. Queen Victoria

Before her eyes, the engagement party continued in full swing, not the least bit concerned with the rather unremarkable fact that the bride-to-be was not a willing participant in the festivities. There was a momentary hitch in the happy amusement—a brief pause in conversation, a minute hesitation in the steps of a few of the couples twirling on the dance floor—but not one of them stopped.