An Intriguing Proposition

Sydney Baily

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

2014

108 páginas

3h 36m

ISBN-13: 9781987561982

An Intriguing Proposition takes you on a fast-paced carriage ride through the streets of Victorian Boston. Insidious blackmail, the threat of foreclosure, and a fake engagement-all in one week! Elise Malloy will do anything to protect her well-bred Boston family-even marry a stranger! Faced with overwhelming debt and threatened by the man she trusted, she fights to save her home from foreclosure and her beloved brother from ruinous disgrace. What a chowderhead! Once upon a time, upright banker, Michael Bradley did the unthinkable. He humiliated the lady whom he greatly admired. Now, he only wants to make amends by helping her out of a sticky situation and tell her his heart's true intentions. Someone has an old score to settle. When villainy of the worst kind seeks to destroy the Malloy family-and trap Elise in a loveless marriage-can Michael convince Elise to accept his own Intriguing Proposition? An Intriguing Proposition is the novella-length Prequel in the Victorian-American romance series Defiant Hearts. Engaging, believable characters, attention to period detail, and sensual romance-all in this series by highly acclaimed writer Sydney Jane Baily. ..". a glittering tale of star-crossed lovers, threatened by a web of lies ... a great new book in a new series." Adrienne deWolfe, bestselling historical romance author ..". a tantalizing glimpse of the author's delicate writing style as she melds romance with humor, conflict, and adventure. An entertaining read." Award-winning, bestselling author, Marliss Melton