It Happened One Autumn

US: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, 2007. Paperback. Good. Headstrong American heiress Lillian Bowman has come to England to find an a ristocratic husband. Unfortunately, no man is strong enough to tame the stu bborn beauty's fierce will. Except, perhaps, the powerful and arrogant Earl of Westcliff-a man Lillian despises more than anyone she's ever met. Marcus, Lord Westcliff, is famous for his icy English reserve and his supre me self-control. But something about the audacious Lillian drives him mad. Whenever they're in the same room, they can't stop themselves from battling furiously to gain the upper hand. Then one afternoon, a stunningly sensuous encounter changes everything . . . and Lillian discovers that beneath the earl's reserved façade, he is the passionate and tender lover of her dreams. What neither Westcliff nor Lillian suspect, however, is that a sinister conspiracy threatens to destroy any chance of happiness. After a shocking betrayal endangers Lillian's safety-and possibly her life-will Marcus be able to save her before it's too late?