HISTORICAL ROMANCE - Disguised as a Scottish earl, Grif attends the most glittering balls, hunting for the woman who is rumored to possess his family"s treasure. Along the way he catches the eye of Anna Addison, a highborn young woman whose sharp tongue and even sharper wits have limited her marital prospects but enable her to detect Grif"s deception. Determined to find a husband this season, Anna draws Grif into a scandalous bargain. She will deliver his precious heirloom...and keep secret his true identity...if Grif can teach her how to seduce a man and win his heart. Well aware of what a man wants from a woman, Grif reluctantly instructs her. Soon Anna is besieged by suitors and Girf"s exasperation with the troublesome beauty turns into heated desire. With time running out, Grif commits a reckless act in order to claim not only his treasure, but the passionate woman he believes is his and his alone... 2006. 374 pages. PB in good condition.
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