title: Hot-Blooded Hero
author: Sterling, Donna
description: Cole came from a long line of sexy scoundrels who thought commitment was a four-letter word. Ironic that he needed to marry to get the rest of his inheritance. . . and that his bride had to be the one woman on earth he couldn't sweet-talk. . . Tess McCrary never would have considered Cole Westcott's proposal. Sure, he was the world's most eligible bachelor, but he was also the same bully she'd shot with a BB gun when she was ten. But it was just business, really -- a temporary platonic marriage. Unfortunately, she was dangerously attracted to her hot-blooded hero and he was darn persuasive when he pointed out that, since they'd be living together anyway, they might as well share a bed. . .