Men are like Diamonds, Some Women prefer them Rough. Miss Adela Ruffington is about to lose her home and income to a distant cousin, the closest male heir to the Millingford title. For Adela, nothing could be more insulting being deniedher rightful inheritance for a scoundrel like Wilson, the very man who broke her heart following a youthful dalliance years ago. Still smarting from the betrayal of his latest paramour, Wilson Ruffington never anticipated the intense desire Adela could still stir within him. Despite his wicked tongue and her haughty pride, their long-ago passion instantly reignites at a summer house party, the experience theyve gained as adults only adding fuel to the flames. Wilson and Adela are insatiable, but civility outside of the bedroom proves impossible. Determined to keep Adela in his bed, Wilson devises a ruse a marriage of convenience that will provide her family with a generous settlement, as well as prevent scandalous whispers. Their plan works perfectly, until their play acting begins to feel all too real