Well that was disappointing... 
 I was really enjoying this book thinking it would end up being a four star read. And then the "hero" found out about the heroine's secret and turned into a giant asshole. Bryse rages as Elisabeth for not telling him (even though she was actually about to) and basically won't let her explain. 
 Way to victim blame! 
 Then he forces her into marriage, but as a business arrangement because he can't bear the shame of a broken engagement but can't forgive her for getting kidnapped and almost raped. 
 Oh boo-hoo! 
 And Bryce is the one that proposed in public! It's his own fault everyone knows they are engaged. For the rest of the book Bryse treats Elisabeth terribly until he finds out that he is a bastard and his father is actually a lovely man. Honestly, I didn't care about this turn of events and had enough of Bryce that I skimmed the last fifteen to twenty percent. 
 I really enjoyed the first part of this book and will probably pick up another one by this author. It's just a shame this ran off the rails.