Marianne Cobham has caused a scandal and her vicious husband, Viscount Cobham, is enraged. He sends her to her beastly grandfather and orders her to take a lover. She is to get herself pregnant by the time he gets back from his travels in six months. He wants an heir even if it is not his. Marianne must submit to her grandfather's stable master in order to accomplish her husband's wishers. Will Marianne do as she is ordered?

Michael Ainsworth is the stable master not some stud horse. Baron Thurlow's task is too horrible to consider, but he longs for a glimpse of Lady Marianne. When he finds that she is being forced to do this, he decides to protect her any way he can. Michael falls for Lady Marianne but he knows she can never love him. How will Michael protect her?

Crystal Kauffman gives the readers an adventure spiced with danger and love that will shock and thrill them. Claiming Lady Marianne is not your typical historical romance but it is most defiantly an attention getter. Ms. Kauffman has taken this love story to the extreme and her readers will love her for it. Marianne and Michael's relationship far exceed my expectations and I could not put it down. This is the first story I have read by Ms. Kauffman, but it won't be my last.

Reviewed by: Sonya