The Lady Tempts an Heir
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St. George's passionate third Gilded Age Heiresses romance (after The Devil and the Heiress) kicks off when American Maxwell Crenshaw's father demands he find a wife within a year. To appease him, Maxwell proposes a fake betrothal to British widow Lady Helena March, who needs a male supporter to gain investors for her fledgling charity, the London Home for Young Women. She agrees, but their fake relationship is complicated by the feelings they each secretly harbor for the other. Maxwell is Helena's biggest supporter and his desires to help others is in line with her own. When their fathers object to their plans to aid the homeless and working class, they must band together to reach their goals. Along the way, they reveal themselves to be matched in loyalty, dedication, and ambition, and through witty banter, heated glances, and powerful chemistry, their true feelings are revealed. But their future could be jeopardized by Helena's inability to bear children--a secret she keeps from Max, who wants to be a father. This conflict grows frustrating as it drags on, but the American-British culture clash works just as well here as in previous entries, and the central couple's palpable devotion is sure to delight. Series fans will not be disappointed. Agent: Nicole Resciniti, the Seymour Agency. (Feb.)

Lady Helena March is in need of an engagement to lend a bit of respectability to her charitable endeavors. Maxwell Crenshaw needs to meet his father's demand for the Crenshaw Iron Works legacy to live on. Since neither actually want to get married at the moment and they've worked successfully, if irritably, together before, the two hatch a plan to go through the courting process and announce an engagement. When Maxwell has to return to America, it will be the perfect excuse for calling the whole thing off. As they debate about the state of their work needs, long-simmering passions overflow and quickly change the sham of an engagement to a tempting potential future. Helena knows that despite his current reluctance, Maxwell looks forward to having a family and her infertility will never allow that to happen. Not wanting to experience another strained marriage, Helena insists they stick to the original plan. As they near Maxwell's departure, both begin to evaluate the life and legacy they want to leave, the work they want to do, and the love they want to have. VERDICT This third lively entry in St. George's "Gilded Age Heiresses" series (after The Devil and the Heiress) hits all the right notes. The upfront discussion of infertility is particularly notable in a romance that's set in the British Victorian Era and the American Gilded Age.--Kellie Tilton

Lady Helena March is in need of an engagement to lend a bit of respectability to her charitable endeavors. Maxwell Crenshaw needs to meet his father's demand for the Crenshaw Iron Works legacy to live on. Since neither actually want to get married at the moment and they've worked successfully, if irritably, together before, the two hatch a plan to go through the courting process and announce an engagement. When Maxwell has to return to America, it will be the perfect excuse for calling the whole thing off. As they debate about the state of their work needs, long-simmering passions overflow and quickly change the sham of an engagement to a tempting potential future. Helena knows that despite his current reluctance, Maxwell looks forward to having a family and her infertility will never allow that to happen. Not wanting to experience another strained marriage, Helena insists they stick to the original plan. As they near Maxwell's departure, both begin to evaluate the life and legacy they want to leave, the work they want to do, and the love they want to have. VERDICT This third lively entry in St. George's "Gilded Age Heiresses" series (after The Devil and the Heiress) hits all the right notes. The upfront discussion of infertility is particularly notable in a romance that's set in the British Victorian Era and the American Gilded Age.—Kellie Tilton

St. George's passionate third Gilded Age Heiresses romance (after The Devil and the Heiress) kicks off when American Maxwell Crenshaw's father demands he find a wife within a year. To appease him, Maxwell proposes a fake betrothal to British widow Lady Helena March, who needs a male supporter to gain investors for her fledgling charity, the London Home for Young Women. She agrees, but their fake relationship is complicated by the feelings they each secretly harbor for the other. Maxwell is Helena's biggest supporter and his desires to help others is in line with her own. When their fathers object to their plans to aid the homeless and working class, they must band together to reach their goals. Along the way, they reveal themselves to be matched in loyalty, dedication, and ambition, and through witty banter, heated glances, and powerful chemistry, their true feelings are revealed. But their future could be jeopardized by Helena's inability to bear children—a secret she keeps from Max, who wants to be a father. This conflict grows frustrating as it drags on, but the American-British culture clash works just as well here as in previous entries, and the central couple's palpable devotion is sure to delight. Series fans will not be disappointed. Agent: Nicole Resciniti, the Seymour Agency. (Feb.)