Wife by Agreement
Publisher: Harlequin Mills & Boon
Published: November 6, 1998
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780263160475
Subjects: Romance
First sentence: HANNAH slid the key very carefully into the lock. Inside the only sound was the ticking of the clock. Nobody was up, thank goodness. She leant back against the door and gave a slow sigh of relief—at last!

  She didn't bother switching on the light, but slipped thankfully out of the remains of her patent leather court shoes. Tucking them under her arm, she felt her way carefully past the big scrubbed table that had centre stage in the room. She thought with longing of a hot, cleansing shower. The sudden illumination made her freeze and blink like a startled animal.

  'Is all this subterfuge really necessary?
Description: When Ethan Kemp proposed to Hannah, the whole world was shocked – including Hannah! She was out of his league, everyone said so. Ethan was a man of the world, and she was his unsophisticated nanny? But Ethan knew that the practical Hannah would be a most convenient wife – until he discovered that his shy bride had hidden passions. Intrigued, he wanted their wedding agreement to be on far more intimate terms. He planned to be a real husband!  

Ooh, deliciously, unintentionally cruel H,
Ramps up to jealous H, 
Malicious gossip,
Evil M-i-L, conniving OW
An over the top display of hurt on hurt,
Oh yeah, great grovel 
And a well deserved HEA
Kinda old school, 'cause it was written toward the end of the last century 
Worthy of a re-read
Notes: Romance