by: Tamara Hughes
Genre: Historical Romance
Release Date: November 19, 2024
Lizzie Finn grew up in a brothel, and she’s reminded of that fact every day. She dreams of finding a job and becoming independent. Only then can she be free of her aunt’s disdain. First, she must find an employer who won’t turn her away because of her past.
Byron Greeley is determined to save his family’s business after Lizzie’s uncle falsifies the amount Byron owes on a loan from the bank. Determined to find proof of Teague’s perfidy, Byron slips into the banker’s house and rummages through the study only to be discovered by Lizzie, a red-haired beauty who utterly captivates him.
Byron offers Lizzie a job in exchange for information about her uncle, and because she believes her uncle is innocent, she agrees. When Teague discovers Lizzie and Byron’s growing affection, he threatens to destroy Byron and his family, insisting Byron is exploiting her. Is Teague’s warning well-founded? Are Byron’s feelings for Lizzie true, or is Byron using her for his own gain?
“What are you looking for then?”
He raised a clumsy finger to his lips. “A secret ledger.” As soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted them. Cursing beneath his breath, he shook his head. “I shouldn’t have said that.”
She stepped to the side as if to give him room. “Go home. You’re drunk.”
Heaving a sigh, Byron made no move to follow her directive. “Please don’t tell your uncle I was here.”
“I make no promises. Now, if you will.” She waved her hand toward the door. Her movements were graceful, mesmerizing.
Byron rubbed his forehead to clear his thoughts. He’d made a mess of things. He shouldn’t have come here. He shouldn’t have gulped down that bottle of rum. “You don’t understand.” Maybe if he explained, she would keep his secret. “Your uncle has hoodwinked me. H-he changed our loan agreement after it was already signed, making the amount I’m expected to pay almost double of what it was. The agreement is due in only two months.”
“My uncle is an honorable man. He wouldn’t do such a thing.”
Sudden exhaustion swamped him, and Byron sank into the desk chair. “I don’t know why he forged the agreement. Why now? Why my business?”
Byron studied the beauty in the doorway. Her demure nightclothes gave her an aura of innocence. His angel.
He raised a clumsy finger to his lips. “A secret ledger.” As soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted them. Cursing beneath his breath, he shook his head. “I shouldn’t have said that.”
She stepped to the side as if to give him room. “Go home. You’re drunk.”
Heaving a sigh, Byron made no move to follow her directive. “Please don’t tell your uncle I was here.”
“I make no promises. Now, if you will.” She waved her hand toward the door. Her movements were graceful, mesmerizing.
Byron rubbed his forehead to clear his thoughts. He’d made a mess of things. He shouldn’t have come here. He shouldn’t have gulped down that bottle of rum. “You don’t understand.” Maybe if he explained, she would keep his secret. “Your uncle has hoodwinked me. H-he changed our loan agreement after it was already signed, making the amount I’m expected to pay almost double of what it was. The agreement is due in only two months.”
“My uncle is an honorable man. He wouldn’t do such a thing.”
Sudden exhaustion swamped him, and Byron sank into the desk chair. “I don’t know why he forged the agreement. Why now? Why my business?”
Byron studied the beauty in the doorway. Her demure nightclothes gave her an aura of innocence. His angel.
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