The wallflower...
They call her the 'Ice Queen'. Catherine Everleigh is London's loveliest heiress, but a bitter lesson in heartbreak has taught her to keep to herself. All she desires is her birthright - the auction house that was mercilessly stolen from her. To win this war, she'll need a powerful ally. Who better than infamous crime lord Nicholas O'Shea? A marriage of convenience will serve them both.
The crime lord...
Having conquered the city's underworld, Nick seeks a new challenge. Marrying Catherine will give him the guise of legitimacy and access to her world of the elite. No one need know that he's coveted Catherine for a year - their arrangement is strictly business, free from the weaknesses of love. Seduction, however, is an altogether different matter - an enticing game that he's determined she'll play, and what's more, enjoy ...
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