title: Tall, Dark and Disreputable
author: Marlowe, Deb
description: The one man she shouldn't trust...
  
  SHE MUST MAKE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL HIMSELF
  
  Portia Tofton has always yearned for brooding Mateo Cardea. His dark good looks filled her girlish dreams -- dreams that were cruelly shattered when Mateo rejected her hand in marriage.
  
  Now Portia's home has been gambled away, and Mateo is the only man she can turn to. This time, however, she has in her possession something he wants -- and she finds herself striking a deal with the devil himself!
  
  Danger is all around -- but Portia has no choice but to trust this man who once betrayed her....