Island of Escape — Dorothy Cork

"Do you believe in love?" she asked.

Steve's eyes narrowed. "I believe in love about as much as I believe in Santa Claus. It's a lot of make-believe and so is marriage. It's all a game."

"Then it's a game I don't want to play with you," Ellis countered swiftly. If he thought she was going to accept his marriage proposal without love, he was crazy.

All Steve wanted was an attractive woman to bear his sons -- and satisfy his physical desires. Well, she, Ellis Lincoln, would never be that woman!

Hero: Steve Gascoyne
Heroine: Ellis Lincoln