Christies

A passion this seductive is more precious than diamonds... Ruthless tycoon Sir William Christie is dead. Now his grown children have gathered for the reading of his will. Stunning challenges will test their fortitude across a royal empire and lead them to the most passionate adventures of their lives. Lady Vivienne Bancroft fled England for New York, hoping to shed the confines of her arranged marriage to unrepentant rogue Miles Durham, Viscount Bancroft-though she never forgot the fiery desire he unleashed by his touch. And when the gambling man arrives on her doorstep for a little sensual revenge, he is met with Vivienne's dilemma: She must earn her father's inheritance by profitably running a diamond business in colonial South Africa. Swept together in an exotic undertaking filled with heated passion and dangerous temptation, will Vivienne and Miles discover that the marriage vows they once made are the greatest snare-or the most treasured reward? "Sometimes the hero is the one you never saw coming." - Library Journal Two-time RITA™ nominee Carrie Lofty has published more than twenty-five romances across multiple genres. Her work has been described as "nuanced and superbly realized" (The Chicago Tribune) and "sexy, brutal and somehow innocent" (All About Romance). Since 2023, Carrie has been flying the friendly skies as a flight attendant. She continues to write and calls Chicago home. Sensual Victorian romances that follow the self-made Christie family as the find fortune, adventure, and love.