Hope in the Highlands by Matilda Madison

All’s fair in love and circumstance…

On the day Graham McKinnon was born, his mother died, and his father gambled away their ancestral home, Lismore Hall, to the mistress of King George IV, Lady Belle Smith. For years, Graham has sought to convince Lady Belle to sell him the property, but the aging Englishwoman has always refused, until now. But there’s a catch. He can have Lismore Hall, but only if he marries her grandniece, Hope Sharpe.
Hope Sharpe needs to keep breathing. After a series of tragedies befall her and her sisters, including a public scandal, a failed engagement, and her grandmother’s death, she knows a difficult road lies ahead. Ever the optimistic, Hope believes moving to the Scottish Highlands at the request of a great-aunt will be a fresh start, and when she meets Graham lurking about Lismore Hall, Hope can’t help but be drawn to the grumpy highlander.

Determined not to be managed, Graham refuses Lady Belle’s offer, but it isn’t that simple.