Her Hired Husband by Caroline Lee

Running a whisky empire was easy. Faking a marriage? Turning out to be a bit more difficult…

Miss Helena Lickfold is a most unorthodox heiress. She took the fortune her father left her and—blessedly free of meddling male guardians—started her own successful whisky distillery on Islay. After all, years of studying gardening, jam-making, and the art of a well-timed boil (teapot, of course) had to lead somewhere useful. The only hiccup? Convincing a bunch of stubborn, barley-soaked Scotsmen to take orders from a refined young lady.

So she did what any reasonable woman would do: made up a husband. A commanding, unseen Mr. Lickfold whose “instructions” she’s been following for two years.

But the locals are starting to raise their eyebrows… and Helena knows the jig is nearly up. In a moment of desperation, she hires a reputable agency in London to find her a man—just someone to pose as her husband, offer a nod of approval, and vanish. Easy.