SummaryGriffin Lockhart holds the key to his family's fate. Since
his brother Liam failed to reclaim the priceless heirloom
that could save their ancestral Scottish estate, it's now
up to Grif to find it -- among the lords and ladies of
fashionable London society.
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 Grif'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.
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