First published 1990
Francesca Serritella once ruled Europe's most exclusive social circles as a stunning British aristocrat. Now she finds herself penniless and stranded on a dusty Louisiana highway, wearing a ridiculous pink ball gown and nursing wounded pride along with her injuries. Dallas Beaudine embodies everything American and masculine. This cowboy turned entrepreneur enjoys his beer ice cold and never lacks for female companionship in his small Southern town. When he spots the bedraggled woman limping along the roadside, every instinct tells him to drive past this obviously high maintenance trouble. Instead, he stops. Francesca bristles at needing help from this rough American, while Dallas questions his sanity for getting involved with such a haughty, impractical woman. She knows nothing about small town life or honest work. He has no patience for pampered princesses. Yet neither can ignore the spark that flares between them as Francesca struggles to rebuild her life in unfamiliar territory. Two worlds collide when old money meets new country values.
Genres: fiction, romance, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Europe, Louisiana
Period: Contemporary
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