Ellie's reaction was instantaneous, and Hydee Merrill knew her best friend was right. It would be madness to accept the terms offered by the arrogant Marques Carlos de Alva Manrique!

Hydee had answered his ad in good faith, expecting to be hired as a governess to Don Carlos' two children. But instead of offering her the position of nursemaid, the aristocratic marques had asked her to be his wife! His proposal was unthinkable, yet Hydee found she was thinking about it, and about him . . . with fascination