When multinational tycoon Cole Harrison approached her on a moonlit
balcony at the White Orchid Charity Ball, Diana Foster had no idea
how extraordinary the night ahead would be. The most lavish social
event of the Houston season had brought out American aristocracy,
Texas-style, in glittering array. So, after losing her fiancΓ© to a
blond Italian heiress and reading about it in a sleazy gossip paper,
the lovely Diana felt obliged to make an appearance, if only to save
face and to bolster her company's image.
Foster's Beautiful Living magazine was her family's success story,
and Diana knew that, single, childless, and suddenly "unengaged",
she was not living up to its lucrative image of upscale domestic
tranquility. A woman of gentle grace and kindness, Diana deeply
valued her privacy and her dignity, both of which were at risk that
night among certain rumor-driven socialites. And now the pride of
Dallas billionaires, Cole Harrison, was closing in on her with two
crystal flutes and a bottle of champagne.
Tall, lithe former stableboy, Cole Harrison, couldn't negotiate his
way out of a contract with his crusty uncle, Cal, he had to bring
home a wife, and soon, or see Cal's share of the business Cole had
created go to an undeserving relative. A man as coolly analytical as
he was arrestingly attractive, Cole decided that his bride-to-be
should be rich in her own right, meltingly beautiful, and a woman of
impeccable character. Diana Foster!
It was the perfect plan to their respective dilemmas, and, after a
lot of champagne for Diana and some skilled persuasion from Cole,
their lips met in a long, slow, bargain-sealing kiss. Neither one
dared imagine that a match made in logic's heaven might be headed
straight for an unexpected, once-in-a-lifetime love.
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