Only sixteen when she discovers that her mother is a spy for the South during the Civil War, Viola Ross desperately tries to conceal her family's dark secret at the end of the conflict she must marry the one man in town who kws - Edward Ross, a drunkard who soon uproots Viola and takes her out West in search of gold. When Edward is tragically killed, Viola survives the best way she can, and ends up becoming partner with ather widow in a laundry and dressmaking business, barely making ends meet. When her partner deserts her and her husband's debts threaten to destroy her, Viola offers William Dovan - a self-made Irish man - a deal he can't resist. She offers to be his personal mistress for three months; in return, Dovan agrees to house and feed her, which allows Viola to turn down the advances of Paul Lenx, a treacherous man whom she loathes. As Viola and William start to trust each other - much to both of their surprise - things heat up as Lenx plots to kidnap Viola. But will the growing bond between Viola and her Irish devil prove strong eugh to overcome the dangerous circumstances that are headed their way?
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Kensington Publishing, Kensington Books
ISBN-10
0758207921
ISBN-13
9780758207920
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104874941
Product Key Features
Author
D. Whiteside
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Romance & Sagas
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
New York
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Out-Of-Print Date
13/12/2008
Date of Publication
27/08/2004
Country of Publication
United States
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