COLD HEARTED HEATHEN is a tumultuous romance that takes place in the rich and stimulating backdrop of Regency era England. Now shrouded in suspicion following, what the ton perceives as a fall from grace, the Barrington family becomes the center of gossip as the odd and vivacious Prudence marries far from the norm of her class. Forced into an unwanted marriage with a shockingly peculiar-looking man, Prudence's future seems bleak and shrouded with mystery; as her future husband is anything but normal. Nash Williams, a harsh and bitter businessman, is tasked with marrying the failed debutante while keeping her family's darkest secret from her. Will Prudence find love with the harsh and stunningly unloveable Nash Williams? Even more tenuous, will Nash realize his love for her? Will the ton discover her dark secret?