The blushing bride's awakening...

With her golden hair and dazzling emerald eyes, Lady Emily Carroll should have her pick of suitors. Instead, her crippling shyness has earned her the nickname 'Ice Princess'.

Nicholas, Duke of Manning, isn't looking for a bride, but he won't pass up a stolen kiss at a masked ball. With her blushes hidden, Emily lets her inhibitions go. Only to find herself betrothed!

Now it's her wedding night, and her new husband seems determined to thaw his Ice Princess and reveal her every secret...