The Hired Fiancée: Bound by Contract, Trapped by Desire

s desk. The spines formed a perfect row, organized by publication date, each one exactly three milli

ted spot in the custom-made organizer. Patient files were color-coded and arranged in alphabetical order.

saved three lives today-a routine Tuesday for one of the country's most sought-after cardiac surgeons. But as he p

hed across

answering, knowing that delaying would o

o, Mo

commanding presence that had made her a Hollywood legend t

ened a frame that was already p

ual. Have you given any though

or Christmas, bring a woman, or prepare to meet the daughters of every society family she knew. At 37, Julian had managed to avoid her

sed this. My work doe

building her own career." Victoria's tone sharpened with maternal authority. "Sarah will be here with

eed for order, his compulsive routines, and his inability to let anyone into his carefully controlled world had driven away every woman who'd shown interest. How could he explain that he che

id carefully. "But I don't think fo

a lovely surgeon herself-very understanding of demanding careers. And Margaret Chen's daughter j

irks and tried to fit into his impossibly rigid world, made his chest tighten. Julian loosened his tie and

someone?" The words tumbled

kind of theatrical pause his mother

carried a mixture o

imself time, but Victoria Knight had an uncanny

er for C

the

s real, I want to meet her. If she's not..." Victoria's voice took on the steel that had made studio executi

ne wen

t without a wrinkle, the kind of polished appearance that had graced medical journal cov

't let anyone spend the night in his apartment since medical school. Two weeks to find someone who could convince his sharp-eyed mother that Juli

began his evening cleaning routine. But for the first time in years, his c

t, couldn't control. Somewhere in that maze of unpredictability, he needed to find s

idea where to