Patience Harrington never expected to marry. As the fifth daughter of a Duke, she had resigned herself to a future in a convent, dreaming of a family she would never have. Then her fate changed, and she was sent to the Northern Wastes to marry Countess Helena Shawcross. Helena is a futa, gentle and kind. From the moment they meet, the spark between them is undeniable, but could love truly bloom between them?