Marriage by Design

Coady Blake was a very independent woman of the 90's... the 1890's that is... she ran her own business and needed nobody...or so she thought! She was very good at "arranging" marriages for others in the Yukon Territory, but had no intention of arranging one of her own. She was totally unprepared for handsome Stone MacGregor to walk into her life as an undercover Northwest Mounted Policeman investigating her "shoddy" business practices. Coady has secrets she doesn't want uncovered, but... NOT what Stone is trying to uncover and when Coady finds out what he's looking for, she is totally devistated and "needs" to set things right. Coady and Stone run into one mishap after another in their dealings together, but the most adventurous mishap is falling in love...with each other!If you've not read this delightful book, you owe it to yourself to do so! It's a laugh out loud, grab the tissue box and curl up for the evening! Ms. Metcalf has never disappointed me as a reader and lover of romance! Her characters just seem to come alive and jump right out of the pages and grab my heart! Ms. Metcalf continues to be one of my most favorite reads and remains a "must buy" author for me!