Book excerpt: A thrilling kiss with a stranger paves the way for an explosive wedding night in this wonderfully angsty marriage of convenience romance by Jackie Ashenden. The price of his ring: Passion… But at what cost? To defy the father who refused to acknowledge him and gain his rightful inheritance, Achilles Templeton must wed and have a son. For a famous playboy like him, such conditions seem impossible. Until he meets the perfect bride right next door… Innocent Willow Hall has exhausted her spirit—and bank account—caring for a father who never truly loved her. Achilles’s proposition is an outlandish lifeline! But it’s not the terms of their convenient marriage that scare her… It’s the all-consuming fire Achilles unleashes within her! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.