Mr Thompson's New Property

Oprah Ravenscroft clings to the fading glory of her family name, but pedigree cannot pay the mounting debts threatening to swallow Woburn whole. Enter Langston Thompson, a ruthless industrialist with a fortune made in trade and eyes that see right through her aristocratic defenses. He is everything she was raised to despise: new money, uncouth, and dangerously ambitious.When Langston acquires the deed to her family estate, Oprah finds herself at the mercy of the very man she swore to shun. But as they clash in ballrooms and negotiate in libraries, the tension shifts from financial warfare to a scorching desire that defies all propriety. Langston does not just want the property; he wants the proud woman who comes with it.