Four Hundred
Avon
October 2018
On Sale: September 25, 2018
384 pages ISBN: 0062678949 EAN: 9780062678942 Kindle: B075JCKQKR Mass Market Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Joanna Shupe returns to New York Cityβs Gilded Age, where fortunes and reputations are gained and lost with easeβand love can blossom from the most unlikely charade
With the fate of her disgraced family resting on her shoulders, Lady Christina Barclay has arrived in New York City from London to quickly secure a wealthy husband. But when her parents settle on an intolerable suitor, Christina turns to her reclusive neighbor, a darkly handsome and utterly compelling inventor, for help.
Oliver Hawkes reluctantly agrees to a platonic marriage . . . with his own condition: The marriage must end after one year. Not only does Oliver face challenges that are certain to make life as his wife difficult, but more importantly, he refuses to be distracted from his lifeβs workβthe development of a revolutionary device that could transform thousands of lives, including his own.
Much to his surprise, his bride is more beguiling than he imagined. When temptation burns hot between them, they realize they must overcome their own secrets and doubts, and every effort to undermine their marriage, because one year can never be enough.
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