Mitch Morgan III is the king of New Orleans banking, driven by a singular need to prove he is number one to the "legitimate" family that once snubbed him. He has no room for love—an emotion he believes only leads to heartache. But when his mother’s unexpected passing brings him face-to-face with a beautiful stranger at the service, his carefully ordered world begins to unravel.
Tess Taylor is a disgraced Wall Street analyst desperate for a second chance. Hired by Mitch’s half-brother to facilitate a hostile takeover of Mitch’s bank, she is supposed to be a corporate shark. Instead, she finds herself captivated by the man she’s meant to destroy.
When a high-stakes business maneuver goes haywire, Tess risks her entire career to protect Mitch’s empire. Now, to save her from corporate prosecution and secure his company's future, Mitch proposes a startling solution: a marriage of convenience. Caught between a family feud and a budding attraction, they must decide if their union is just a savvy merger or a love that will last a lifetime.
USA Today Bestselling Author, Victoria Pinder grew up in Irish Catholic Boston before moving to the Miami sun. She’s worked in engineering, after passing many tests proving how easy Math came to her. Then hating her life at the age of twenty four, she decided to go to law school. Four years later, after passing the bar and practicing very little, she realized that she hates the practice of law. She refused to one day turn 50 and realize she had nothing but her career and hours at a desk. After realizing she needed change, she became a high school teacher. Teaching is rewarding, but writing is a passion.
During all this time, she always wrote stories to entertain herself or calm down. Her parents are practical minded people demanding a job, and Victoria spent too many years living other people’s dreams, but when she sat down to see what skill she had that matched what she enjoyed doing, writing became so obvious. The middle school year book when someone wrote in it that one day she’d be a writer made sense when she turned thirty.
She’s always been determined. She is amazing, adventurous and assured on a regular basis. Her website is www.victoriapinder.com.