Secrets and seductions

He wants to hate her, but a little lust wouldn t hurt The only emotion Leah Grainger can muster when thinking of her dead husband is relief. Until she learns his gambling debt threatens her beloved farm and the child she wanted to protect from the rootless existence she grew up with.The last straw? Her husband s brother demands a meeting. When she charges into his office to tell him she won t let another Grainger screw up her life, the startlingly handsome, former oil rig wildcatter goes for the jugular. He s claimed legal guardianship of her daughter, bought her mortgage and he s moving in. The final email Mac received from his suicidal brother blamed Leah for everything. If it s the last thing he does, he plans to protect his niece. Even if it means using his millions to gain the upper hand. And hardening his heart against the beautiful Leah s protests of innocence. Yet something seems off. Leah is nothing like the uncaring woman his brother described. She s warm, loving and when a new threat to her child surfaces and she reaches out to him in need, his body won t let him say no. Even when her last secret forces him to make a decision that exposes his most closely guarded possession. His heart.Contains tug-your-heart love, raise-the-roof lust, a marriage of convenience and hot sex that will give a whole new meaning to the word wildcatter ." The only emotion Leah Grainger can muster when thinking of her dead husband is relief. Until she learns his gambling debt threatens her beloved farm and the child she wanted to protect from the rootless existence she grew up with. The last straw? Her husband's brother demands a meeting. When she charges into his office to tell him she won't let another Grainger screw up her life, the startlingly handsome, former oil rig wildcatter goes for the jugular. He's claimed legal guardianship of her daughter, bought her mortgage and he's moving in. The final email Mac received from his suicidal brother blamed Leah for everything. If it's the last thing he does, he plans to protect his niece. Even if it means using his millions to gain the upper hand. And hardening his heart against the beautiful Leah's protests of innocence. Yet something seems off. Leah is nothing like the uncaring woman his brother described. She's warm, loving and when a new threat to her child surfaces and she reaches out to him in need, his body won't let him say no. Even when her last secret forces him to make a decision that exposes his most closely guarded possession. His heart