About the book: 2024 / Arthur Mason, Kate Mason's father, a tycoon from New York, brings his daughter to England so that she can find an aristocratic husband there, who would help it tap into the booming UK rail market. Kate grew up next to her grandfather, who was a self-taught engineer and passed on engineering knowledge to his granddaughter. The girl dreamed that one day she would head the plant herself and start producing her own locomotives. Therefore, the prospect of becoming a married lama, albeit a noble one, did not please her. At her first ball in London, Kate meets a man who catches her eye. Imagine her surprise when he turns out to be the owner of the estate, where they come to stay and receive the protection of the Dowager Duchess Mabury, his mother. From rare conversations with the Duke, Kate learns that he is not going to marry; the tragedy he experienced is keeping him from procreating. However, after seeing that Kate has accepted the advances of her neighbor Duke Seagrave, Duke Mabury realizes that he cannot refuse the opportunity to be close to Kate.…