Annabel is about to marry the perfect man . . .
The last thing Miss Annabel Wheaton desires is true love. She learned the hard way that love makes a woman foolish and leads only to heartache. That’ s why she agreed to marry an earl who needs her money. He’ s got a pedigree and a country estate, and he won’ t ever break her heart. There’ s only one problem . . .
Christian isn’ t about to let her marry that pompous prig . . .
Christian Du Quesne, Duke of Scarborough, thinks the stubborn heiress is about to make the biggest mistake of her life, and he’ s determined to stop her. Tempting beautiful women is Christian’ s forte, after all. When her family offers him a nice sum of money to stop the wedding, he’ s happy to accept.
Falling in love with Annabel was never supposed to be part of the bargain . . .