New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries brings her âhallmark humor, poignancy, and sensuality to perfectionâ (RT Book Reviews) to this first of the sparkling Hellions of Hallstead Hall series following the roguishly handsome and rakish Sharpe siblings.
Oliver Sharpe, the Marquess of Stoneville, has been Londonâs most notorious rake for years. Fed up with his behavior, his grandmother threatens to disinherit him if he doesnât tame his wild ways and wed within the year. Outraged, Oliver decides to hire a woman from a brothel to pose as his fiancĂŠe to prove that he canât be forced into marriage.
When he meets Maria Butterfield, a beautiful American woman who is searching for her fiancĂŠ in the most unlikely of places, he knows sheâs perfect for his ruse. But before long, Oliver finds himself willing to risk anything to make Maria hisâeven his heart, and the dark secret he hides inside it.
With âdelectably witty dialogue, subtly named characters, and scorching sexual chemistry between two perfectly matched protagonistsâ (Booklist), this is an unputdownable and charming romance.