Had fate brought them together? Philippa Roscoe needed a large sum_ of money and she needed it fast—her father's life depended on it. Wealthy French businessman Alain de Courcy needed a wife—purely for business reasons. Alain was only too happy to provide Philippa with the funds she required. In exchange he demanded marriage and not just in name only. There was little Philippa could do: she had to agree to his terms. She hadn't agreed to fall under Alain's charismatic spell. But could Philippa keep herself from falling in love or had this marriage of convenience become a desperate act ... ''