Bride by Ransom

She's collateral.Gideon Hart left Piper Montgomery broken. Broken in heart. In body. Even broken in spirit. But his return means far worse for her. In order to save her brother from financial ruin, she must give herself to him as collateral. His to do whatever he wishes.He'll keep her.She's keeping a sinful secret from him. And one way or another, he'll find out what it is. She'll tell him the truth, even if he has to seduce it out of her, kiss by kiss. Night by steamy night.Piper Montgomery loved Gideon Hart, the town's bad boy, from the time she was a child. She didn't care that Gideon came from the wrong side of the tracks or that everyone considered him a liar and a thief, like his father. They just didn't see the hero beneath the tarnish.Now Gideon is bent on vengeance against those who ran him out of town at the end of a shotgun. There's only one person who stands in his way. Piper. The woman he loved with all his heart. The woman who refused him when he needed her most.But maybe he can have his vengeance and Piper, too. After all, she's offered herself up as collateral on her brother's loan. He'll simply make her pay for every penny owed.He'll make her pay … in bed. Bride by Ransom is a passionate, tender contemporary romance, guaranteed to make you a believer in happily-ever-after. Note to Readers: Bride by Ransom is Book #4 in The Sinful Secrets Series, a contemporary romance series by USA Today bestselling author and eleven-time RITA© (Romance Writers of America) finalist, Day Leclaire. This story features a hot, take-charge alpha hero and the perfect woman for him, and a sizzling romance between soul mates.