Beholden

He's playing for keeps but is she just playing?When a family scandal topples the haughty Sloane Huyler from her perch at the forefront of Chicago's elite society, she loses her fiancé, her friends, her reputation and even her family business. No one from her exclusive world wants to be seen with her, much less help. No one, that is, except the self-assured Randall Parker III, who cannot resist the brash beauty - or the challenge.Sexy and self-assured, Randall has been eyeing Sloane for years. Knowing she is a handful, he still craves a handful of her. Although his friends warn him off, he believes he can manage Sloane's high and mighty ways. Randall assumes that using his power and influence to salvage her reputation will throw Sloane straight into his arms -- and right into his bed.Can Randall out-maneuver the manipulative Sloane? The attraction between the pair is scorching but Randall turns up the heat. Will the icy beauty chill their fiery chemistry when she learns she is beholden?The second steamy installment in the Beguiling Bachelor Series is here!