The Sweetheart Trust — Hilary Cole

Kate Fairchild never would have agreed to collaborate with Nick Trent on a new mystery novel if she'd known how sensually predatory he'd be. To her chagrin, she falls hard for this master of carefree flings...just when she's eager to settle down.

Then she inherits a Victorian mansion, and, seizing the chance to acquaint Nick with domestic bliss, she drags him to the country But the "simple life" includes starlings in the chimney, leaky plumbing, midnight scuffles -- and the constant temptation of Nick's bed. Amid such mayhem, how can Kate hatch a plot for her own happily-ever-after ending?