Synopses & Reviews
For the past three years, Dina Moore has lived as a virtual prisoner of her bullying brother, Silas. Though they share custody of their estate, their parents' will decreed that if Dina reaches the age of twenty–one unmarried then her half of the inheritance will revert to her brother. Since Silas has already gambled away his half of the fortune, he is determined that Dina shall never marry!
Dina, by no means a passive victim, learns of her brother's plans and runs away with a vague plan of marrying a kind stranger. Instead, she prevents the marriage between a fortune hunter and a naïve heiress. When the heiress' grateful brother, Grant Turpin, discovers that his sister was saved by Dina, he offers her his gratitude. Dina, naturally, tells him that she would prefer his hand in marriage. Never one to turn his back on anyone or anything that needs help, Grant reluctantly agrees 㟬ittle did they expect that this marriage of convenience would turn so quickly into a marriage of passion ...
Synopsis
Dina Moore's only chance to claim her rightful inheritance before her ne'er-do-well brother gambles it away is to wed before she is twenty-five. But her scheme to marry a stranger in Scotland takes an interesting turn when she saves a naïve young woman from a disastrous union with a fortune hunter -- and earns the gratitude of the lady's elegant, handsome brother.
Grant Turpin is eternally in the debt of the captivatingredhead who saved his noble family from disgrace. He did not,however, anticipate that Dina would request his matrimonialvows as a reward -- a proposal the dashing man about towncannot honorably refuse. A wife is the last thing he wants, yet the delightful minx stirs his blood like no other woman hasbefore. And strangely, the more independence Dina offers him,the less he desires it. Now it will take a special kind ofseduction to turn this marriage of convenience into atrue love match.
About the Author
Brenda Hiatt is the author of fourteen novels, most of them set in her beloved Regency England. When she takes a break from the past, Brenda embraces the future by teaching writing classes on the Internet. She has lived in Virginia, Texas, Hawaii, and South Carolina, and now resides in Indiana.