Why do I not remember character names? Woman gets sent as a marker for brother's debt. She's got a lot of baggage, so she assumes her duty is going to be in the Man's bed. Of course she ends up there, but it hadn't been the Man's intention (not exactly, anyway). He's married. His wife has run off and he's been looking for her so he can get a divorce. When he finally finds her, she's got a little surprise for him, too. Someone attacked the Woman, so the Man's trying to protect her and get his life in order. She's trying to do the best she can with her history of abuse. In fact, she's much more honorable than the family that doesn't want anything to do with her. 
 Pretty dark stuff in this book, really.