Nicole Hartmann

Project Details TITLE: Graham-Iliana CUSTOMER NAME: Yap KC DATE: 03/19/18 DUE DATE: LENGTH: 10,000 Words HEAT: X - Erotica GENRE/TROPE: Historical Romance OTHER: 3rd POV, alternating Iliana Perry has had enough of her family’s debauchery. Her father drinks himself silly in a tavern, her brother is going to a gentleman’s club six nights a week, and her cousin just lost his inheritance in a game of poker. And it’s all because of one man. Graham Sutton, the Duke of Cole, has been the secret owner of most of the less reputable gaming hells and gentleman’s clubs in the city. He goes under the name Graham (his birth name), while the world knows him only as Cole. No one would ever suspect the tightly-laced, polished Duke of Cole to run such a scandalous set of clubs. Iliana decides that her reputation is already in shambles due to the Duke’s interference in her family’s latest actions, trying to bid her in a game of poker. She nothing to offer except herself. While the vile man that has supposedly won her in the game of cards, the Viscount Landley, has claimed her hand in marriage, she’s forced to offer her body to any man that would be willing to pay more for a night than for a lifetime. Graham can hardly believe his eyes when an angel walks into his club. She’s wearing a mask, but he (and every other member of his club) can see her beauty through that. Her long platinum tresses are caught up high, and she’s walked in wearing a gown so silver it’s almost white. While the rest of the den is decorated in black, reds, and wood tones, she stands out so vividly it almost hurts his eyes. He’ll do anything to secure her for himself. When he hears her proclamation that she will sleep with one man, one night, in exchange for her safety and protection from a man that has claimed her for life, he vows that he will do whatever it takes to make her his. Iliana may have agreed to one night, but the man that wins her seems to want to claim her body and soul. He’s aggressive, protective, and passionate. And by the end of the night, he’s all she can think about. However, she knows that her family is depending on her to marry well in order to secure their future. Without a profitable marriage, they’ll be dangerously close to the poorhouse by the end of the year. And this mystery man of hers is without question a disreputable character. When they’re forced to part, Graham realizes that this wasn’t just about the physical release – as great as it was. Their steamy night gave way to a gentler morning, and he’s not ready to part with his angel just yet. An angel with a seductively sinful mouth and an even more alluring mind. She’s driven him crazy, and it’s only been one night. But can he convince her of his real identity? Can he trust her to keep his secret? And how can she protect her heart from the vicious onslaught of Graham’s intensity, both in bed and out?