The Offer

The award-winning author of <i>The Reunion </i>continues her dazzling new series with a novel of one woman's fall from saint to sinner . . .<p></p><p>Lucy Betancourt's future looks bleak. The daughter of an ailing vicar in a village with no eligible bachelors her only hope is to find employment as a governess or companion. As she helps her childhood friend the new Duchess of Worley through her pregnancy the ever-practical Lucy makes her plans. But life-in the way of the dashing Bex Brantwood-has something else in store for Lucy...</p><p></p><p>Upon meeting Bex the duke's cousin Lucy offers herself up to him. But Bex is no family man looking for a governess. And Lucy is not exactly mistress material. Still the misunderstanding ends in a kiss neither can forget . . .</p><p></p><p>Bex finds the proper vicar's daughter and her most improper proposal endlessly amusing-and attractive. But saddled with debt he's in no position to keep a woman much less marry one which is what a woman like Lucy deserves. Little does he know that even with her reputation at stake Lucy will take the biggest gamble of her life by following her heart-straight into his arms . . .</p>