The Bought-and-Paid-for Wife

the long version

The last person widow Vanessa Thorpe expected on her doorstep was Tristan Thorpe — her deceased husband's estranged son. Tristan stood between her and the inheritance she desperately needed. Despite the attraction simmering between them, she could not let him win.As far as Tristan was concerned, Vanessa was a trophy wife — young, stunning and cunning — who married his father for money. He was determined to reveal every dirty little secret she had. That is, until a rage-filled argument suddenly turned into a soul-burning kiss....