Armed with an elite culinary education, a small inheritance, and the famed Mrs. Marshall’s recipes, Clara Ward is ready to open a gourmet ices shop that leaves the vacationers of Margate Beach talking. She didn’t anticipate feeding them a scandal… Or gaining a husband.Clara Ward has dreamed of returning to Margate ever since her grandmother brought her as a little girl. Now, after years of working toward buying her own home and starting a gourmet ices shop, Clara’s...

Clara Ward planned on starting a business. She didn't anticipate causing a scandal... Or falling in love with her unexpected husband.When scandal threatens Clara Ward’s future—and her dream of opening a gourmet ices shop—she agrees to a practical solution: a marriage of convenience. Ellis Archibald offers protection and stability, nothing more. Love was never part of the bargain.But as the newlyweds settle into life along Margate's shores, their sensible ar...