Lady Sarah enters the duke's sturdy with a steel backbone
hoping her fear does not show. She prepares to battle or
beg her father to rescind his order to banish his dying
wife to Scotland. Once again, Sarah underestimates his
cruelty and power. He has sold Sarah to a wealthy stranger
and if she objects, her mother will pay. Within a few days,
Sarah marries a man she does not know. The stranger accedes
to her marital wishes and they return to her ancestral home
where she cares for her mother.
Douglas Eston, a self-made man, does not believe in love at
first sight until he sees Lady Sarah. She barges into his
business meeting with her father. Her beauty radiates, but
what captures his heart is her courage. It is obvious her
father terrorizes her. Douglas feels an overwhelming need
to protect Sarah. Without a second thought, he accepts the
duke's preposterous bargain.
Sarah's shock at her new marital state is tempered by
Douglas's refusal to demand immediate consummation of the
marriage. He confuses her with his behavior, offering
compassion and support, while acknowledging her
intelligence. Douglas begins charming and seducing Sarah by
using words to inspire wicked pictures in her head.
Ms. Ranney takes readers through a wide range of emotions
in SOLD TO A LAIRD. Readers will experience Sarah's
profound grieving at her beloved mother's death and then
the healing. She demonstrates to use of words as a powerful
aphrodisiac in Douglas's seduction of Sarah. There will not
be a dry eye or a more anticipated seduction.
When Douglas Eston arrives at the
home of the Duke of Herridge, he expects to leave with an
investment—not a wife! With his brilliant ideas attracting
attention all over London, Douglas does not need to rely on
the duke. But when he meets Lady Sarah Baines, the stubborn
beauty whose virtue her father would willingly sell, Douglas
finds himself utterly entranced and desperate to protect
her.
Lady Sarah Baines always knew her father was cruel. But
this time he's gone too far. Demanding that she marry a
complete stranger—even an absurdly handsome one with eyes
the color of a dawn sky—is utterly ridiculous. She swears
she'll never submit to the wanton delights of the marriage
bed. But soon Douglas's considerable charms prove impossible
to resist . . . and the decadent ecstasy he offers shows
Sarah that an affair that began with business can end with
the ultimate pleasure.
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