Wicked & Wed

"I never expected the biggest complication I'd face in my forties would be falling for my wife."Delanie "Lanie" Delphine, 28, expects nothing more than a hedonistic hunting weekend with a charming investor until she meets their billionaire host, Lord Basil "Baz" Osgoode.Baz, 46, is the heir to a Scottish barony, a London real-estate titan…and under pressure. His father demands he marry or lose the estate to his awful younger brother. When Baz sets eyes on Lanie, he'll do anything for a chance with her-even buy out the competition.Lanie is all flirtation until she learns the truth: Baz is the son of the man who stole her family's ancestral estate. So, she hides her identity and turns seduction into revenge, pushing every one of his buttons-even at London's exclusive Club Vesper, where he tries (and fails) to scare her off.All the while, Baz has no idea who she really is. And by the time he discovers the truth, they're already trapped in a marriage of convenience that could cost him everything…or finally return Lanie's estate to her family.Now she must decide: walk away and lose it forever, or stay married to the man who shouldn't make her heart swoon when he calls her wife.Note: This is an open-door billionaire romance with plenty of steam, an age-gap, and ethical non-monogamy. Readers should check the content expectations before reading. Maude Winters loves to write saucy fiction just like she the titles she devours. She's a horse girl through-and-through and lives in the Midwest with her husband, horse girl daughter, and three dogs.Maude loves to write strong female characters who challenge institutions and find strength in relationships with their sisters in the world.Maude has lived throughout the world but attributes her interest in writing about the intersection of modern politics, feminism, and royalty with her time spent in the UK as a twenty-something.