A Ring of Thorns
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Last published Tue, Mar 6, 2018
Eleanor Aldrich is the daughter of business mogul Mark Aldrich - creator and founder of Aldrich System Enterprise, a multinational technology company. Since childhood, she has been kept far away from her father's line of work, secured under the wing of her philanthropist mother and adored by Manhattan's elite class. But when Aldrich System Enterprise announces that it will be merging with New York's most prestigious law firm, Loutherbergh & Strauss, Eleanor's help is needed to convey a seamless business transaction in the public eye.
The catch? She only has to fake an engagement and marry the chairman of Loutherbergh & Strauss, London's notorious bachelor Leonardo Windsor-Louthbergh. An embittered soldier, a ruthless businessman, and wickedly handsome - the course of love never did run smooth...
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