Mutual Consent (Unabridged‪)‬

Caught between her iron-willed father and the powerful, attractive earl.

Barbara Cribbage has been sold into marriage by her common-born father in his bid to attain social status. 

He is forced into marriage. 

The Earl of Chatworth weds Babs in exchange for mortgages he inherited and his debts of honor, which Mr. Cribbage has fraudulently acquired. 

She takes a desperate gamble. 

Babs is not willing to be used as a pawn any longer. Summoning all her courage, Babs strikes a bargain with the formidable earl.