One woman who was meant only for him? Rafe Dante denied The Inferno -- that passionate knowing that made the palms of destined lovers itch. But his family wasn't so easily convinced and paraded women in front of him. Until a brainstorm struck…

He would choose a bride, proclaim her his soul mate, and when she left, he'd be "brokenhearted" and his family wouldn't dare interfere again. So Rafe hired sweet, beautiful Larkin Thatcher to be his temporary fiancée.

But Larkin had secrets -- and then Rafe felt the infernal heat rising….