The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne

A woman running a prestigious London auction house? Preposterous! But that is exactly what Emma Fairbourne intends to do when her father dies, leaving her the reins of this fabulous enterprise.� Of course, she is not addlepated enough to do this openly and scare away her wealthy collectors.� So she and her friend concoct a deception, hiring a handsome and charming front man who will do�her bidding��/p>

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All would have proceeded smoothly��f it weren't for the maddening interference of Darius, the arrogant Earl of Southwaite, who has been her father's ��ilent partner��and now shares ownership of Fairbourne's.� An earl, of course, has no interest in running an auction house��nd�Darius is certainly not interested in allowing the lovely Miss Fairbourne to run it either, her ludicrous scheme notwithstanding.� Clearly the business must be sold.

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But the headstrong Emma is like no other lady he has ever encountered, refusing to follow his dictates.� Holding his temper in check, Darius decides to attack on a different front.� There is another way to achieve her surrender, one far more pleasurable for both of them��/p>