Working hard to prevent a ruthless takeover bid, Frisco Styer offers a partnership in her failing business to Lucas MacCanna, who accepts her offer on the condition that Frisco become his lover--or his wife. Reissue.
For as long as she can remember, Joan Hohl has always wanted to be a writer. Her mother said Joan had her head in the clouds, always daydreaming. The only thing was, Joan's daydreams had plots!
She is a popular U.S.American writer of over 60 romance novels since 1980. She also signed her novels as Paula Roberts and Amii Lorin
when Frisco Styers father placed his wifes family owned company in jeopardy thru mismanagement and gambling a takeover bid is launched by Lucas McCanna. After Lucas meets Frisco to discuss the takeover he decides he also wants Frisco as well as the company. The usual battle of wits ensues with the usual HEA to follow.
The description of the book I am listing below is from the back jacket of the book. I'm adding it because I believe the one on the Goodreads page does not depict this story.
A WAR OF WILLS... Frisco Styer never surrenders. And now that her father has woefully mismanaged the family business, it's up to her to save them both...by stopping the ruthless takeover bid of Lucas MacCanna...
A BATTLE OF DESIRE... Lucas cares about only one thing: winning. He makes his own rules, and takes no prisoners—or lovers. Until he meets Frisco...and desire flames sweet and hot. Now he has a new game plan: a no-holds-barred battle to possess the company - and the woman...
COMPROMISES... Frisco should be shocked by Lucas's proposition: a partnership in business only if they became partners in bed. But he's too arrogant, too handsome, woo wildly arousing. Her counter-offer is one last desperate bid for control: marriage—take it or leave it...Yet from the moment Lucas says yes, all the rules change and two passionate adversaries discover that, in the game of love, it's every woman and man...for each other.