The Truth about Lord Stoneville

Oliver Sharpe, the Marquess of Stoneville, has been Londons most notorious rake for years. Fed up with his behavior, his grandmother threatens to disinherit him if he doesnt tame his wild ways and wed within the year. Outraged, Oliver decides to hire a woman from a brothel to pose as his fiance to prove that he cant be forced into marriage. When he meets Maria Butterfield, a beautiful American woman who is searching for her fianc in the most unlikely of places, he knows shes perfect for his ruse. But before long, Oliver finds himself willing to risk anything to make Maria hiseven his heart, and the dark secret he hides inside it. Filled with larger-than-life characters and lively dialogue, this sizzling romance proves once again that Sabrina Jeffries is a grand mistress of storytelling (Romantic Times).