The Spanish Aristocrat's Woman by Katherine Garbera (SD 1858)

Back Cover:

When Count Guillermo de la Cruz announced his engagement to plain-Jane heiress Kara deMontaine just minutes after meeting her, the jet-set gaped in shock. But none was more stunned than Kara. The man of her dreams had just offered marriage—as an act of revenge against his former lover.
She should have said no. But something in Gui's primal stare showed her he was far from indifferent to her. Could Kara tame this royal playboy and show Gui they could find happily ever after…with each other?
 

Favourite Scene:

"You sighed."

"I did."

"So…"

"Gui?"

"Yes, Kara."

"Stop being charming."

Another Fav Scene: (aw, I love that all of a sudden he's SURE) 

"Are you sure, Gui?"

"Incredibly sure," he said, realizing he wasn't just talking about making love to her. He was also one hundred percent positive that he'd found the woman that he would marry.

My Review:

They get engaged on the very same night they meet.  It's a pretend engagement at first.  And it was supposed to be a one off comment that "she's my fiance", but other people hear it!  I was grinning when everytime the heroine said "fiance" someone appeared and overheard!  They were trying to talk about the fake engagement they announced to one person, and ended up having tons of people overhear accidentally time and time again.  They don't seriously intend to marry each other for the sake of pretense, but they quickly both decide that they want a marriage with each other and that it will work.  He wants her for his wife, and it's so sweet how sure he is of that. I love that the hero respected marriage vows and said he would never be unfaithful, that he wouldn't sleep with this married woman who wanted him.  I like the characters, I respected them, they had their unique issues and they worked through them well.  I think they will have a very long and loving marriage.  Great job Katherine Garbera! 

Rating: 4.5/5 stars, really well-told story about a fake engagement that was never done for the wrong reasons.