The Truth About Lord Stoneville (1) (The Hellions of Halstead Hall)

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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. With delectably witty dialogue subtly named characters and scorching sexual chemistry between two perfectly matched protagonists (Booklist) this is an unputdownable and charming romance.