She’s happily on the shelf . . .

Heiress MARY CATHERINE MASON has no need of a husband.

Shipped off to London to hunt a title—and the pasty lord who would unfortunately come with it—the talented photographer has dodged every suitor her tycoon father has thrown at her.

A minor scandal here, a costume malfunction there—Macie has outsmarted the heiress-hunters at every turn.

But she doesn’t count on being saddled with a bodyguard, much less a rogue like her brother’s friend, Finn Caldwell.

Years earlier, the young rake had been the bane of Macie’s girlish existence.

Now, Finn is a man.

Taller.

More handsome.

And even more infuriating.

Striking a...

She’s happily on the shelf . . .

Heiress MARY CATHERINE MASON has no need of a husband.

Shipped off to London to hunt a title—and the pasty lord who would unfortunately come with it—the talented photographer has dodged every suitor her tycoon father has thrown at her.

A minor scandal here, a costume malfunction there—Macie has outsmarted the heiress-hunters at every turn.

But she doesn’t count on being saddled with a bodyguard, much less a rogue like her brother’s friend, Finn Caldwell.

Years earlier, the young rake had been the bane of Macie’s girlish existence.

Now, Finn is a man.

Taller.

More handsome.

And even more infuriating.

Striking a bargain with her tempting protector, Macie enlists Finn in a romantic charade—surely a besotted bodyguard would deter the stuffy nobles hungry for a taste of her father’s fortune.

But when a mysterious threat forces them together, Macie realizes Finn might just be the rogue her secretly tender heart craves.