An Older Woman

To survive the cutthroat world of Victorian high finance, wealthy widow Miranda Auburn hid her femininity behind a facade of cold calculation. Her only womanly emotions were reserved for her daughter, whose fondest wish was to marry a peer.

A Younger Man

Brandon Caruthers had hoped to put the lost cause of the Confederacy behind him when he traveled to London to become Baron Rushcroft. But the only way to salvage his impoverished estate was to marry an heiress.

A Business Proposal

The transaction Miranda proposed seemed to suit all involved—a huge loan in exchange for making her daughter a baroness—until Brand found himself craving the mother instead. Even if it caused a private civil war, he vowed to take the right woman to his bed.