Book excerpt: Baron Lariquel, a kindhearted, gullible man, has been conned out of all his assets, leaving his family deeply in debt and on the verge of utter ruin. His adopted daughter, Brianna, is determined to marry into money and repay him for lovingly raising her as one of his own. She thinks her prayers have been answered when the crown prince, Clarke, asks her to accompany him to the next royal ball—only for her parade to be rained on, heavily, when she realizes Clarke simply wants to make his fiancée, Leticia, jealous. Out of options, Brianna sets her sights on Leticia’s brother Nadir, the cold and calculating heir to the duchy of Dorman. He agrees to settle her family’s debt under one condition—that she pretends to be his fiancée! Another heart-throbbing tale is about to begin!