Irresistable

Believing herself to be the kind of woman men prefer as a friend, Sophia Armitage agrees to help Sir Nathaniel find a wife and is astonished when they fall for each other, a situation she fears will compromise their friendship Sophia Armitage was a friend, indeed. She had agreed to help Sir Nathaniel Gascoigne find a husband for his cousin, Lavinia, in the glittering city of Londononly half hoping that she'd find one herself. Sophia knew the odds were against her. Men simply did not seem attracted to hernot that way. Even her late husband had treated Sophia more as a companion than a lover. But then something shocking happened in LondonSophia found herself in the arms of Nathaniel himself! Not only did this act of indiscretion threaten their lifelong friendship, it revealed the depth of passion that defied everything Sophia believed about herself. Sophie Armitage has never felt attractive to men. Even her late husband treated her more as a companion than a lover. But suddenly a longtime friendship turns into an irresistibly passionate affair. Mary Balogh is a "Romantic Times" Lifetime Achievement winner. THERE WAS ALWAYS A SENSE of pleasurable anticipation attached to entering London even though one had to travel through the poorer, more crowded outer areas before reaching Mayfair and its splendid mansions and thoroughfares.