Book excerpt: Darkly handsome Demos Atrikes wants a wife to provide heirs to his fortune. No emotions, no complications... Catching sight of stunning, intriguing Althea Paranoussis, he has to have her. She may be a society party girl, but he believes she's perfect wife material--and their wedding is arranged. The chemistry between them is all-consuming. But once married, Demos discovers the painful truth of Althea's childhood. She needs more from him than he'd ever planned to give....