The Lady's Bargain

Lady Christine Claybourne isn’t the shy governess she is pretending to be.

She has adopted the disguise to escape an arranged marriage, but it only takes a moment for roguish William Preston, Lord Kingston, to see through her ploy...and reveal himself as her jilted fiancé’s brother.

Taking the alias Miss Victoria Archer, she sought refuge at the Remington estate to tutor an unruly ten-year-old charge. With only thirty days remaining until her twenty-seventh birthday, she must stay an unwed spinster—defying her grasping uncle to claim her rightful inheritance.

Her quiet refuge unravels when her pupil strands her in the high branches of an ancient oak…leaving her at the mercy of the golden-haired rogue who effortlessly scales the trunk. She never imagined she had hidden in the household of her intended’s own father.

Christine is desperate to keep her identity secret…enough to make William a wickedly wanton offer: her body in exchange for the rake's silence.
Forbidden Love: William Preston has spent his life in the shadow of his elder brother John.Forced Proximity: Midnight trysts in a firelit bedchamber turn a desperate bargain into a battle of control, testing both Christine’s guarded heart and William’s surprising restraint.Morally Grey Hero: A self-professed rake accustomed to London gaming hells and fleeting pleasures, William refuses to be a convenient pawn—demanding Christine’s complete trust before he yields to temptation.Race Against Time: With an ironclad marriage contract signed by her uncle, Christine must outwit her ruthless betrothed before her masquerade collapses.