


Lady Minerva Sharpe has the perfect plan to thwart her grandmother's demands: become engaged to a rogue! Surely Gran would rather release her inheritance than see her wed a scoundrel. When a charming rogue proposes she marry him to meet her grandmother's ultimatum, the Sharpe clan's strong-willed sister makes a tempting counter-offer that preserves her inheritance and ignites his imagination. An untputdownable romance, How to Woo a Reluctant Lady "is richly imbued with steamy passion, deftly spiced with dangerous intrigue, and neatly tempered with just the right amount of tart wit" ( Booklist ).The third novel in Sabrina Jeffries's “Hellions of Hallstead Hall” series, featuring the independent and talented Lady Minerva Sharpe. But soon, their fake betrothal leads to very real desire. Of course, she has no intention of falling for such a rake, much less marrying him. Luckily, there's the wild barrister Giles Masters, the same man who has haunted her thoughts since he kissed her on her nineteenth birthday. She just has to find one to play the part. Surely her grandmother would rather release her inheritance than have her married to a scoundrel. But Lady Minerva believes she's come up with the perfect plan-embark on a fake engagement to a notorious rogue. Lady Minerva Sharpe's grandmother has a life-changing ultimatum for her inheritance-get married. The third sizzling romance in the Hellions of Hallstead Hall series, from New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries, follows a fiercely independent woman as she schemes to avoid an arranged marriage.but she may lose her heart in the process.
