Gentle Conqueror — Julia Byrne

ALAIN HAD STOLEN HER LIVELIHOOD -- AND HER HEART

Lisette had been horrified when Alain of Raverre had laid claim to the estates left in her care, but knowing how little control she had over her own fate, she had soon resigned herself to an alliance with the intriguing man.

Now faced with the unwanted advances of a churlish suitor, she sought Alain to come to her rescue, but she had never expected that he would propose a marriage of convenience between them. For although his very presence set her blood on fire, Alain was the most unlikely suitor of all....