Tilly

The Beast. That was what they called her. With her plump body and rough tomboy ways, she was more like a clown. It was hopeless. Poor, penniless Tilly could only sit among the chaperons as paid companion to the spiteful Lady Aileen and dream.

But suddenly Phillip, Marquess of Heppleford-- the most eligible bachelor of them all--up and married her. He meant to keep his freedom, fulfill the conditions of his father's will, and shock his aunts. He never imagined he'd return from a scandalous adventure in Paris to find a seductive beauty... a beauty who had learned that loving well is the best revenge...