The plainest Strickland sister In the Earl's arms! Part of Those Scandalous Stricklands: To escape marriage to the new Earl of Comstock, bookish Charity must find her family's missing diamonds. She meets her match in an intellectual stranger auditing the estate...little knowing he is Lord Comstock himself! With him, Charity feels different-even desirable! But will seizing one night of passion bind her to the very man she's determined to avoid?

Author Biography

Christine Merrill wanted to be a writer for as long as she can remember. During a stint as a stay-at-home-mother, she decided it was time to "write that book." She could set her own hours and would never have to wear pantyhose to work! It was a slow start but she slogged onward and seven years later, she got the thrill of seeing her first book hit the bookstores. Christine lives in Wisconsin with her family. Visit her website at: www.christine-merrill.com