Fiercely independent Alyssa Carrington deftly ran her fatherβs English estate for years. But before his death, he auctioned Westgate Manor to the highest bidder, leaving her penniless. Now there was a new lord of the manorβand Alyssa found herself at his mercyβ¦
A charismatic ladiesβ man, the Duke of Gillingham is more than happy to welcome lovely Alyssa into rooms that were once hersβespecially the master bedroom. Never before has he met a woman who so attracts him body and mind. But it is exactly Alyssaβs mind that concerns her. Much as she enjoys the Dukeβs attentions, she does not enjoy the longing he inspires. Nor will she become another of his conquests. Yet the Duke has powers of persuasion Alyssa never dreamed possible. Now she must decide whether to risk her sensibly planned futureβand her sensibly guarded heartβ¦