For Desire Alone

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The second sensual historical romance in the Mistress Matchmaker series from USA Today Bestselling Author Jess Michaels.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> A mistress should never be foolish enough to fall in love with her protector nor trust him with her financial future. Mariah Desmond did both and now her dearly departed lover has left her with nothing.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Forced to seek another protector she's determined that this time she'll lead with her survival instinct-not her heart. But when she attends one of Vivien Manning's infamous parties the familiar face of her late lover's best friend throws her for a loop.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> A painful past taught John Rycroft that he's not fit to be anyone's knight in shining armor. His soft spot-make that a hard spot-for Mariah is precisely why he's kept his distance. Yet the sight of her flirting with a bevy of men vying to become her next lover makes something inside him snap.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> As John hauls her bodily away from her suitors Mariah's indignation melts away in the heat of the sizzling sexual chemistry. She quickly finds it isn't easy to navigate John's stormy emotional waters. Especially when his abusive father's quest to get his son back under his thumb puts her life in danger.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This book is the second book in the Mistress Matchmaker series but can be read as a standalone.</strong></p>