Wanted: Mail-Order Mistress

Betrayed by his first wife, Simon Grimshaw won’t marry again.

But sultry nights in Singapore can be lonely—nothing a beautiful English mistress wouldn’t fix! Now the wealthy merchant has summoned what he thinks is a compliant companion to his sprawling island villa.

Bethan Conway answers an advert to become a wife, believing it will help her secret search for her missing brother. Trading a dreary nursery in Newcastle for the exotic East seemed like a fair bargain—until she discovers she was hired under entirely false pretences!

Between managing his bustling godown on the river and caring for his sweet young daughter, Simon’s well-ordered life is suddenly thrown into chaos. Guarding her virtue was supposed to be simple—unless a wounded gentleman with a devastating smile makes surrender far too sweet!

But Simon isn’t the ugly old man she was expecting. He’s a hot-blooded bachelor who wants a woman in his bed—a position Bethan’s more and more tempted to fill!
Forced Proximity: When Bethan bargains for a thirty-day truce to settle into household life, Simon agrees to keep his distance, an honorable promise tested every time tropical breezes carry her scent across the garden.Found Family: Simon’s lonely daughter Rosalia instantly bonds with the warm-hearted former nursemaid, coaxing her reserved father into planting seedlings, sharing childhood stories, and opening his guarded heart.Slow Burn: While Simon battles the painful physical scars of an old sea mutiny, Bethan hides her personal mission that could shatter his fragile ability to trust.Also by This Author: The Duke’s Marriage Mission, The Gentleman’s Bride Search and Union sous contrat.