Lady Giselle is in want of a husband, preferably the pretend kind.

Giselle longs to be left in peace to study the magical labyrinth she lives in. But her meddlesome family won't let her forget that Rook Manor is her dowry, not her possession, and won't truly be hers until she marries. The obvious solution? Find a groom willing to play his part only as long as it takes to satisfy her family. But fake husbands are not abundant, and when her time runs out, Giselle has no options but to turn to the forest—and to the feral Unseelie who lives there.

Lord Sylvan wants revenge . . . and the house that was stolen from him.

Centuries ago, Sylvan lost Rook Manor to a family of treacherous Seelie. The desperate Lady Giselle may not know that history, but he has never forgotten his dreams of revenge. What better way to get back his house than to marry its owner? But before their farce of a wedding can take place, Sylvan must suffer Giselle's lessons on etiquette and gentlemanlike conduct. And the more time they spend together, the clearer it becomes that the magical mansion has plans of its own . . .