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Emily Lamb, a sharp businesswoman, is approached by Jessica Harrick to enter a temporary marriage with her boss, Luke Adams, to secure a lucrative deal for Harrick’s company. The agreement is a strategic move: Luke’s wife threatens the firm’s partnership, and Harrick hopes a legal alliance between Emily and Luke will appease her.
Initially, Emily sees the match as a pragmatic arrangement, but the truth of her feelings for Luke and the complexity of his emotional entanglements soon surface. Luke, secretly in love with Harrick, finds himself drawn to Emily, and the three must navigate a precarious web of trust and deception.
The novel explores the blurred line between professional obligations and personal desire, examining how love can defy calculated plans and whether a temporary bond can evolve into something enduring.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Roberta Leigh
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