New York Moments bestselling author Stephanie Laurens has generated a few of romance’s most unforgettable novels. Now she’s developed her most provocative love story-and amazing hero-to day. This is actually the reserve that dares to request the query: Who is this man’s ideal bride?

Michael Anstruther-Wetherby is a growing member of Parliament-a guy destined for power. Aristocratic, elegant, and very easily charming, he is just arrogant enough to capture the interest of the women of the ton. And along with his about The Ideal Bride connections to the wealthy and important Cynster family-his sister is certainly married to Devil Cynster, the Duke of St. Ives-his future appears assured.

Except that Michael lacks the single most important element of success: a wife.

Politics pressure sends him searching for his ideal bride, a gently bred, malleable dude, preferably one having a political background. Michael discovers such a paragon but finds a formidable obstacle in his path-the young lady’s gorgeous, strong-minded aunt-Caroline Sutcliffe.

Among London’s foremost diplomatic hostesses, Caro offers style and position but, having lived via an unhappy political relationship, wants nothing at all of the sort for her niece, who has recently lost her center to another.

Therefore Caro and younger female hatch a plot-Caro will demonstrate just why an inexperienced young lady is not the bride for Michael. She succeeds in convincing him that what he actually needs is a female of knowledge by his aspect.

And an ideal candidate is right under his nose-Caro herself. After that it is Michael’s consider be persuasive, a task that will require every ounce of his seductive attraction as he tempts and tantalizes Caro, seeking to convince her that getting his bride will bring her all her heart desires . and even more.

But then some mysterious, and dangerous, accidents befall Caro-an assailant has stepped along with their own idea for Caro’s future-one that could involve murder. Before Caro can become Michael’s ideal bride, they must race to uncover the unknown’s identity before all hope of what they long for, and want, is destroyed.