Study of Seduction

A marriage of convenience ignites into a passionate love affair in the hotly anticipated second novel in New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sabrina Jeffriess addictive Sinful Suitors series!When Edwin Barlow, the Earl of Blakeborough, agrees to help his best friends impetuous ward, Lady Clarissa Lindsey, in her time of need, he knows hes in for trouble. Hes been hunting for someone to wed, and shell just get in the way. Although captivated by the witty, free-spirited beauty, he fears shed be all wrong as a wife...if she would even take such a gruff cynic for her husband. Yet he wants nothing more than to have her for his own. Clarissa has no intention of marrying anyonenot Edwin, whom shes sure would be an overbearing husband, and certainly not the powerful French diplomat stalking her. But when matters escalate with the diplomat, she chooses Edwins gallant offer of a marriage between friends in hopes that it will deter her stalker. She expects nothing more than an amiable union, but their increasingly tempestuous kisses prove more than she bargained for. When her stalkers vow to expose the lovers deepest secrets threatens to destroy their blossoming attraction, will their tenuous bond withstand public ruin, or will Edwin lose all thats important to him to protect his bride?