“I would rather remain a spinster forever than marry the son of my father’s greatest enemy.”
Evangeline Fairfax has spent her life preparing to inherit her family’s tea empire, not to be bartered away in marriage. When her father ends a decades-long feud by uniting their business with the powerful Harringtons, she becomes the unwilling bride in a ruthless alliance.
Jasper Harrington never intended to marry at all, much less the daughter of a rival. Yet the clever, defiant Evangeline is nothing like he expected, and far too tempting to ignore.
A marriage meant to preserve their families’ legacies may be the very thing that shatters them.
4 STARS FOR title: Charming, but resentful alliance.
Jasper Harrington was so cold and aloof. He really DIDN'T want to be forced to get married !!! How dare his father put this deal together without even talking to him! His mother and father were quite the odd ducks. His father cold, forceful and demanding. He showed not one ounce of affection or appreciation towards his son. His mother was this mouse or never raised an objection to her husband's demands. Jason knew theirs was not a love match. Totally turned him off of arranged marriages but it seems like he has no choice.
Evangeline Fairfax was a beautiful young woman who was kind, incredibly smart and talented and also VERY resentful of being forced to wed like she's just to a commodity to be sold off. Oh, she knows her father loves her in his own way and knows how smart she is with the books of the business. At 12 years old, she got caught correcting his books and while furious at first, soon saw the wisdom of letting her have at it. He still looked to other MEN when it came to the business part but he will come to rue that decision.
Many things are about to hit the fan as well as a unexpected affection between Jasper and Evangeline. The families have a clever, secretive enemy who is enraged by their business successes and the emerging affection between the couple. He will stop at nothing to put a stop to the Harrington and Fairfax families !! Things get really intense as do the dangers.
I really enjoyed this book and how everything ended up especially with the Epilogues !!!
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