Premier business consultant Simon West wants revenge--revenge against Mark DuFord, the slick and shady investment banker who's corruption led to his best friend's death. Protected by wealth and political influence, DuFord has become untouchable--or so he thinks. But when DuFord's former girlfriend seeks Simon's help to resuscitate her company from the death of bad publicity, Simon knows that she is just the weapon he needs to finally destroy his enemy completely. All Simon has to do is pretend to love her. . . Grace Bell has worked entirely too hard to become New York City's top-notch event coordinator to let all of her success go down the drain with one misinterpreted photograph. She knows that Simon has what it takes to get her company the positive exposure it needs. All she has to do is pretend to love him . . .