A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE - Kate Hofman
The Dark Castle Lords
ISBN: 978-1-921347-33-7
October 2007
Contemporary Romance

New York, Arizona, and Florida – The Present

Cara St. James is best-selling author Chad Harwood’s secretary, working from his New York City co-op, Château de la Roche. It is a demanding job but one she loves. For the last year she has lived with her lover, Reece Andrews. A man she has admitted to her sister Beryl that she has no interest in marrying. Beryl thinks she is crazy to refuse an offer from the rich financial whiz kid, but then, she has been leaching money from her ex to make him pay for an extra-marital affair that he swears never happened.

Shortly after her admission, Cara learns Reece is having an affair on the side and moves out. Chad offers her shelter in the empty housekeeper’s room at his place. She accepts. When talk fails to bring Cara back to him, Reece starts a campaign of harassment and terror. To help Cara, Chad decides he needs to take a trip to investigate the territory in Arizona for his next novel, and Cara must accompany him, putting her out of reach of Reece. While on the trip, he decides Cara will need more permanent protection and convinces her to marry him in a quickie Las Vegas marriage of convenience. The wedding becomes more than just a quick ceremony, and the marriage one very much to both the bride’s and the groom’s pleasure. They find themselves compatible in all ways. Reece, however, isn’t about to give up his quest to get Cara back. It takes Chad a long time to realize that what he has felt for Cara is much more than mere friendship, and it will take longer for Cara to believe his feelings go far beyond chivalry.

No matter how modern their lifestyle, Cara and Chad are both old-fashioned when it comes to loyalty and vows, no matter what happened before those vows were made. In Reece, Cara faces a lying, abusive man who won’t take no for an answer. She becomes enraged when he involves her closest relative in his deception. Kate Hofman has penned a fast-paced romance with fascinating characters whose situations will keep you engrossed in the story.

Robin Lee