Sophie's Seduction

Sophie's Seduction
KIM LAWRENCE

It remained a mystery to him that a daughter of Oscar Balfour could utterly lack glitter and polish… The Balfour girls are glitzy, glamorous and gorgeous – except Sophie Balfour. Convinced she’s dumpy and plain, Sophie avoids the limelight. But her father has had enough of Sophie hiding herself away. He’s arranged a job for her to boost her self-confidence.Working for Sicilian Marco Speranza is a revelation. Sophie knows that she’s not pretty enough to catch the eye of such a powerful man, yet he seems determined to seduce her. Does the gorgeous billionaire have an ulterior motive…?

EIGHT SISTERS, EIGHT SCANDALOUSLY SEDUCTIVE STORIES

THE

BALFOUR

LEGACY

Scandal on the night of the world-famous one hundredth

Balfour Charity Ball has left the Balfour family in

disarray! Proud patriarch Oscar Balfour knows that

something must be done. His only option is to cut his

daughters off from their lavish lifestyles and send them

out into the real world to stand on their own two feet.

So he dusts off the Balfour family rules and uses his

powerful contacts to place each girl in a situation that will

challenge her particular personality. He is determined

that each of his daughters should learn that money will

not buy happiness – integrity, decorum, strength,

trust…and love are everything!

Each month Mills & Boon is delighted to bring you an

exciting new instalment from The Balfour Legacy.

You won’t want to miss out!

MIA’S SCANDAL – Michelle Reid

KAT’S PRIDE – Sharon Kendrick

EMILY’S INNOCENCE – India Grey

SOPHIE’S SEDUCTION – Kim Lawrence

ZOE’S LESSON – Kate Hewitt

ANNIE’S SECRET – Carole Mortimer

BELLA’S DISGRACE – Sarah Morgan

OLIVIA’S AWAKENING – Margaret Way

Sophie’s Seduction

The Balfour Legacy

Kim Lawrence

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

KIM LAWRENCE lives on a farm in rural Anglesey. She runs two miles daily and finds this an excellent opportunity to unwind and seek inspiration for her writing! It also helps her keep up with her husband, two active sons and the various stray animals which have adopted them. Always a fanatical consumer of fiction, she is now equally enthusiastic about writing. She loves a happy ending!

To my two boys, who have grown into rather splendid young men

Chapter One

SOPHIE paused at the top of the steps and consulted her notebook. She turned to the pencilled map drawn in her own neat hand before glancing up to double-check the number on the door of the modest Georgian terrace. It was in a street filled with rows of similar houses, but then, as they always said, when it came to property it was all about location.

She shaded her eyes from the July sun as she directed her gaze towards the luxury cars parked along the tree-lined street. They seemed to suggest that, in estate-agent speak, this location could be classed as highly desirable.

She turned her attention back to the building. This was, she decided, definitely the place, though a further search revealed there was nothing as vulgar as a sign to identify it on the door.

Small but exclusive, her father had said, with a growing reputation for excellence. Exactly the sort of place, he had assured Sophie, for her to spread her artistic wings.

‘A springboard for future success!’ he had enthused. ‘You could go places with your talent, Sophie, you just need to get out there and show the world what you can do!’

So, no pressure, then.

Sophie had resisted the temptation to point out that a home-study course in interior decorating didn’t necessarily qualify her to achieve world domination in the field of interior design, not overnight anyway.

There would be no interview, it seemed, and when she had asked when she started the new job, her father’s reply had tipped her over into outright panic.

‘Monday…this Monday…do you think I can?’

Her father had looked stern and Oscar Balfour could look very stern, but not normally with her.

She had never given him cause; she had always towed the line, and there had never been any major dramas in her life. She’d never needed rescuing, or been the subject of embarrassing headlines; there were no unsuitable men in her past…she was an open and fairly boring book.

Depressing when you thought about it.

‘I know you can.’

‘You do?’