New York Times bestselling author and Reviewers' Choice Award–winner Laurie McBain has sold more than 11 million copies of her romances around the world with lush, epic storytelling that has made her a favorite among generations of readers.

She has sworn never to love.

To many, she has a perfect life—freedom to travel the world, expensive gifts from wealthy men. But consummate actress though she is, Mara Flynn can never make herself believe the passion is real. One more job. That's all she needs to ensure her family's financial future. And California is just teeming with gold. There, her daring impersonation will fool everyone...except one man.

He has sworn never to forgive.

Mara didn't plan for Nicholas Chantale, though. He has hunted her from the steamy streets of New Orleans all the way to the blinding brilliance of California gold country, only to have his dreams of vengeance crushed when he meets her in the flesh. For though he was sworn to kill her, she was the love he would die for.

Praise for Laurie McBain:

"Ms. McBain's flare for the romantic intermingled with suspense will keep the reader riveted to the story until the last page."

—Affaire de Coeur

"Vivid sense of description, colorful characters...I found myself happily lost in the magnificence of the storytelling."

—Los Angeles Herald Examiner

"Well-crafted and wonderfully romantic. Readers are rewarded with teeming atmosphere."

—RT Book Reviews