A Hard Bargain — Carole Halston

Adam Craddock was out to buy what Whitney Baines wanted to sell: a valuable piece of Alabama beachfront. But that was only the beginning of their dealings, because once Adam saw Whitney he wanted her every bit as much as he wanted the land.

They were two strong people used to having their own way, and even in the end it was impossible to tell who had driven the hardest bargain: the man who had claimed the woman he loved, or the woman who had won his reluctant heart.