A Contract of Love (Book 1)

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Marriage can be a prison or an escape route. For me, it just might be both.

Evangeline More is not about to get married. Since turning twenty-one, she’s starting to feel like more of a bargaining chip than a daughter—and being betrothed to her childhood nemesis, Damon Johnson, is just one step too far.

When Evangeline turns up to the date arranged by their fathers, she’s ready to send him packing as fast as possible. But to her surprise, she finds another man sitting in Damon’s chair, a man who’s also known her since childhood. A man who is offering her a way out.

Shane Black may be taller and more tattooed than the last time they met, but his piercing eyes are still filled with care—and they still make Evangeline’s heart flutter. When her father is accused of murder, Shane is the only person she can trust. But as Evangeline starts investigating the circumstances of her father’s arrest, she’s forced to delve into parts of her past she had long since ceased to question.

Struggling to cling to her life, her independence, and her father’s business, Evangeline is determined to see justice served. Problem is, someone is very intent on making sure that never happens . . .