There was no doubt she was to blame Whitney Lawford never imagined that when she slipped into an empty bedroom to escape a tedious drunken party, she would wake up next to Sloan Illingworth, the tall, attractive owner of Illingworth International. So when Sloan's engagement was broken and he asked her to pose as his fiancee, Whitney felt obliged to agree. However, Sloan wanted to be the only man in her life. When she learned how Sloan had deceived her, Whitney swore never to forgive him. Then circumstances changed. . . .
Severity reflects intensity, not value — “central theme” means a warning is a core part of the book, not that the book is bad.