It’s been three years since Laura Hayes’s father died, leaving her and her invalid brother to subsist on the income from the family’s failing perfume business. But time is all of a sudden running out. What she needs is a husband, and fast. A noble gentleman who can rescue them all from penury. When a mysterious stranger arrives in the village, he seems a perfect candidate. But Alex Archer is no hero. In reality, he just might be the opposite.
He Wanted a Fortune…Alex has no tolerance for sentiment. He is returned to England for one reason only: to find a wealthy wife. A country-bred heiress in Surrey seems the easiest target. But somewhere between the village railway station and the manor house his mercenary plan begins to resolve. And it’s the entire fault of Laura Hayes–a lady as flawed as she is enchanting.
From the beaches of Margate to the lavender fields of Provence, a grudging friendship slowly blossoms into something more. But when scandal threatens, can a man who has spent his entire life playing the villain, after all turn out to be a hero? Or will the lure of easy riches once again outweigh the demands of his heart?
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