Blind Fortune — Marti Jones

WAGER FOR LOVE

As carefree bachelors, Garreth Armstrong and Sebastian Avery had made a reckless bet: The first to succumb to the velvet bonds of matrimony would forfeit his inheritance to the other. Shipping baron Garreth never anticipated that one day he'd be in desperate need of a fortune -- or that the only way to get it would be to provide Sebastian with a wife.

Determined to save her family's Alabama estate, Lacey Webster was the perfect belle for Garreth's plans. To make a wealthy match, the beguiling beauty offered to seduce his adversary. But the more she tried to lure Sebastian with her feminine wiles, the more she longed for Garreth's warm embrace.

Playing at love was a dangerous game, and soon the passion between Garreth and Lacey burned hotter than the summer sun. But the stakes were higher than either realized: a lifetime of wealth or a love no money could buy.