If you love the sparkle of Tessa Dare and the wit of Sarah MacLean,
then you won't want to miss this newest historical romance by Megan
Frampton, who returns with a delicious story about a will in dispute, a
four-week bargain, and a pretend engagement with romantic
consequences.
It only takes one moment to cause a scandal...and four weeks to live
it down!
Week one: Lovely, lively Octavia Holton arrives in the village,
determined to claim her inheritance--the home she grew up in with her
late father. Surely he meant for his daughter to have the property, and
owning it means she could fix it up, sell it, and use the money to pay
off her debts. But when she arrives, she discovers the house is also
claimed--by one Gabriel Fallon.
Week two: Gabriel claims his father won the property in a bet, but
he can't bring himself to toss Octavia out on her very delightful
derrière, so he makes her a four-week bargain: Together they'll pretend
to be engaged, all the while seeking out any will, letter, or document
that proves who gets the ownership.
Weeks three and four: But that means togetherness...a lot of
togetherness, and long days--and evenings--in each other's company. The
pair seems destined to "duke it out," staking their claims...but it's
all too soon that they realize their rivalry might lead to something
much more intimate. And suddenly four weeks seems like a long time. And
yet not enough.
