Luring a lady

Nora Roberts

Stanislaskis, Those Wild Ukrainians #2

Nothing in Sydney Hayward's background of wealth and privilege had prepared her to take the helm of her family's corporation. Her overflowing new responsibilities left no room for complications -- and Mikhail Stanislaski was definitely a complication. Sydney had learned the hard way that she could never love anyone -- least of all, this earthy, disturbingly masculine stranger who came from a world so different from her own.

Still, the way she felt when he put his hands on her -- strong, work-hardened hands -- made her doubt her resolve to remain alone. This gifted man seemed to have a rare talent for luring a lady, even a very reluctant lady, into his arms....