The Trouble with Tigers

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)></span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>The ruse should work Lady Kitty so long as you don't confuse pretense with reality...</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)></span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Lord Zeke Thurgood future earl of Claybourne sees no problem taking on the role of Lady Kitty's fake fiancé for the six month period his grandfather the earl deems necessary.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You needn't worry. You do not meet my criteria for a husband Lord Thurgood...</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Given the choice Lady Kitty would flee rather than put Lord Thurgood to the trouble of acting as her fiancé. As for his arrogant admonition she assures him she has no desire to marry him even if in her heart-of-hearts she's half in love with the man.  </span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><em>Alas faking an engagement is a slippery slope...</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Zeke never intended to kiss the chit. But one taste of her lips and his hunger for her grows. A marriage of convenience would solve both their problems but Kitty stubborn little fool will marry for love or not at all. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When a new and unforeseen danger threatens to take Kitty from him forever Zeke can no longer deny the truth. With the clock ticking he'll convince Kitty he's the only man for her or lose the woman he loves more than life itself.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>