Sweet Enemy

Geoffrey Wentworth, a war hero and
rising political star, never wanted to be the Earl, but when his brother dies,
he knows his duty—take up the responsibility for his family’s estates.  His
mother’s definition of duty differs from his, however, and can be summed up in
one word—heirs.  When Geoffrey rushes home to answer her urgent
summons, he finds himself host to a house full of women, all vying to become
the next Countess of Stratford.  But his love is Parliament, where he
wields his influence and reputation to better the lives of ex-soldiers, until a
tempting houseguest and a secret from his past threaten his freedom…and his
heart.

Liliana Claremont, a brilliant chemist, doesn’t
want to be any man’s wife, much less a Countess.  If she had tuppence
for every time she’d been told her place was filling the nursery, not
experimenting in the laboratory, she could buy the Tower Bridge.  However,
when she receives a coveted invitation to the Earl’s house party, she trades in
her beakers for ball gowns and gladly takes on the guise of husband hunter—for
the chance to uncover what the Earl had to do with the murder of her father.

Liliana believes the best way to get the answers she
needs is to keep her enemy close, though romance is not part of her
formula.  But it only takes one kiss to start a reaction she can't
control...