<b><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author “Judith McNaught comes close to an Edith Wharton edge” (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>) in this sensual and sweeping romance of two former lovers who mix business with pleasure.</b><BR><BR>Ruthless corporate raider Matthew Farrell is poised to move in on the legendary department store empire owned by Chicago’s renowned Bancroft family. In the glare of the media spotlight, it’s a stunning takeover that overshadows the sizzling chemistry between Matt, once a scruffy kid from steel town Indiana, and cool, sophisticated Meredith Bancroft.<BR><BR>Their brief, ill-fated marriage sparked with thrilling sensuality but ended with a bitter betrayal. Now, locked in a battle that should be all business, dangerous temptations and bittersweet memories are stirring their hearts. Will they risk everything for a passion too bold to be denied?