A thrilling kiss with a stranger paves the way for an explosive wedding night in this wonderfully angsty marriage of convenience romance by Jackie Ashenden. The price of his ring: Passion... But at what cost? To defy the father who refused to acknowledge him and gain his rightful inheritance, Achilles Templeton must wed and have a son. For a famous playboy like him, such conditions seem impossible. Until he meets the perfect bride right next door... Innocent Willow Hall has exhausted her spirit--and bank account--caring for a father who never truly loved her. Achilles's proposition is an outlandish lifeline! But it's not the terms of their convenient marriage that scare her... It's the all-consuming fire Achilles unleashes within her! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.

Author Biography

Jackie writes dark, emotional stories with alpha heroes who've just got the world to their liking only to have it blown wide apart by their kick-ass heroines. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband the inimitable Dr Jax and two kids. When she's not torturing alpha males, she can be found drinking chocolate martinis, reading anything she can lay her hands on, wasting time on social media, or forced to mountain biking with her husband.