Harlequin Historical Series by Bronwyn Williams

CONFIRMED BACHELOR MATTHEW POWERS WAS IN NEED OF A NURSEMAID! His aunt Bess assured him that she could find a suitable woman, one who would tend the orphaned infant under his care in exchange for a paper marriage. All Matthew had to do was marry by proxy and wait for his bride to arrive ... Penniless and alone, Rose had accepted the position, but found herself unable to face her new husband... moreCONFIRMED BACHELOR MATTHEW POWERS WAS IN NEED OF A NURSEMAID! His aunt Bess assured him that she could find a suitable woman, one who would tend the orphaned infant under his care in exchange for a paper marriage. All Matthew had to do was marry by proxy and wait for his bride to arrive ... Penniless and alone, Rose had accepted the position, but found herself unable to face her new husband. So Aunt Bess had come to the rescue again, arranging for Rose to stand in for the "temporarily detained" bride. But what would happen when the taciturn Captain Powers learned that his "houseguest" was really his "wife"? And who was going to be the one to tell him? less