Abhorrence and Affection
Bethany Benedicts: smart, beautiful, and terribly single... But she won't let that little bump in the road get her down. She has plans, you see, to be married by the end of the year to a rich, handsome gentleman. However, those plans are quickly ruined when her father informs her she must marry her childhood rival, Mr. Nicholas Oakley, to help her family out of their unfortunate debt. Though Mr. Oakley is certainly rich enough, Beth simply cannot bring herself to like him, let alone love him, as a proper wife should.