First published 2011
Felicity Taylor wields her pen like a weapon in her anonymous London gossip column. When she discovers her dear friend plans to marry Ian Lennard, the notorious Viscount St. Clair, Felicity exposes his scandalous past in print. The wedding collapses. Ian's fury burns white hot. The dangerous rake needed that marriage to secure an heir and his fortune. Now he faces ruin. Ian tracks down the anonymous columnist and discovers Felicity's secret identity. He threatens to destroy her reputation unless she agrees to his demands. Felicity finds herself trapped with no escape. She must marry the very man she sought to expose. Ian believes he wants only a convenient wife to solve his financial troubles. But Felicity proves far more than he bargained for. She matches his wit word for word and ignites passions he never expected. The marriage of convenience becomes something neither anticipated. Ian faces his most perilous challenge yet. He might actually fall in love with his spirited bride.
Genres: romance, adult-fiction, historical-romance, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: London
Period: 19th-century
370 pages · Paperback · Avon