Lions And Lace

Bestselling, award-winning author Meagan McKinney tells of a woman whose world consists of cotillions and soirees with the Astors and the Vanderbilts in 1870s New York City. But Alana's family hides a scandalous secret that an unscrupulous Irish tycoon threatens to expose--unless Alana agrees to his outrageous offer of marriage. SHE PLAYED BY HIGH SOCIETY'S RULES

The gaslight's glow lit Alana Van Alen's golden hair. Born to luxury, she belonged with the Astors and the Vanderbilts at cotillions and soirees. But she shivered with fear and something more as she faced the handsome, ruthless Trevor Sheridan. He had bankrupted her fortune and would expose her family's scandalous secret unless she accepted his outrageous offer, his emotional blackmail ... his heart-stopping kiss. HE BROKE THEM ALL Born Irish, brought up in the streets, Trevor "the Predator" Sheridan learned early how to get the wealth and the women he wanted. An expert at games of power, he played one that would destroy every famous family who had snubbed him. Tricking the beautiful Alana was his trump card. But he never intended to want her ... until her beauty and her resolve stole his breath away. NOW THEIR DESIRES SWEPT THEM TOWARD RAPTURE ... OR RUIN Van Alen Sisters Series 1.Lions and Lace 2.Fair is the Rose