The Hellion Bride

It is said that beautiful, chestnut-haired Sophie-Greville has had three lovers. When Ryder Sherbrooke comes to Jamaica in 1803 to survey his family's plantation, he is intrigued by Sophie and decides to become her fourth-and that is exactly what she intends. Her "affairs" are nothing more than a clever sham concocted by her evil uncle, who has lured the handsome English rake to Jamaica to ruin him and gain his land. But as Sophie follows her uncle's demands and begins to seduce Ryder, something unexpected Ryder learns of her innocence-and she discovers her most passionate desires. Then Sophie's uncle is murdered-and she is accused. Ryder quickly comes to the rescue-and offers to marry her. But can a marriage based on deception and hidden secrets survive?