Stand-In Bride

They called him America's most eligible bachelor, but high-powered executive Michael Fortune didn't want a wife. So he offered his faithful secretary, Julia Chandler, a surprising proposition: become his pretend bride–for a price.

Then the world would think he was married, and he could get back to business. Michael never questioned why unassuming Julia agreed to his outlandish charade. Or what would happen once their convenient engagement became a passion-filled affair…producing an unexpected heir to the Fortune dynasty.

About the author

Barbara Boswell loves writing about families. "I guess family has been a big influence on my writing," she says. "I particularly enjoy writing about how my characters' family relationships affect them." When Barbara isn't writing and reading, she's spending time with her own family – her husband and three grown daughters, plus two adorable grandsons. There are also three cats whose used to rule the house, but are now outranked by her visiting grandsons. She still lives in western Pennsylvania and has written over fifty-five romances.