Having recently suffered the death of her father, Rosamund Parker faces an uncertain future. Intent on retaining her independence, she plans to invest her modest inheritance. But the man whose help she seeks is as infuriating as he is handsome. For reasons she canтАЩt comprehend, heтАЩs set on thwarting her at every turn, even as he tempts her with kisses she ought not want.
Matthew Clarke needs funding for his locomotive business, but heтАЩll not accept it from the Earl of StoneburrowтАЩs daughter. As far as MatthewтАЩs concerned, that entire family can go hang. Unfortunately, Lady Rosamund seems to pop up wherever he goes. Ignoring the fire she stirs in him becomes an increasing challenge. But surrendering to it could prove disastrous. It could in fact ruin both their livesтАж
USA TODAY bestselling author Sophie Barnes spent her youth traveling with her parents to wonderful places all around the world. SheтАЩs lived in five different countries, on three different continents, and speaks Danish, English, French, Spanish, and Romanian with varying degrees of fluency. But, most impressive of all, sheтАЩs been married to the same man three timesтАФin three different countries and in three different dresses.
When sheтАЩs not busy dreaming up her next romance novel, Sophie enjoys spending time with her family, swimming, cooking, gardening, watching romantic comedies and, of course, reading.