But Rufus believed Gabriella only wanted a rich husband—just like her mother. Hardened by a bitter divorce, he refuses to let another woman deceive him.
Five years later, Rufus and Gabriella must marry to obtain their inheritances. To keep the Gresham's department stores and claim the fifty-million-pound estate, they must reside at Gresham House for six months as husband and wife. If they refuse, everything falls to his disreputable cousin Toby.
Desperate to escape a thirty-thousand-pound debt, Gabriella agrees to the charade. Facing months under the same roof, she is overwhelmed when their simmering awareness flares out of control!
On their wedding day, Gabriella is shocked when Rufus kisses her passionately! Will Rufus use their marriage as an excuse to have her in his bed—whenever he wants?