Now or Never

Annabel Broderick lost her place in the affluent world when her father died. She learned he'd been an unscrupulous scoundrel. Rejecting the advice of her worldly friend, Suzette, to use her beauty and contact the millionaire tycoon, Nicolas Casimir, Annabel was horrified when Suzette wrote on her behalf. Now, confronting the great man himself, Annabel wondered if he were teasing, or serious. But she thought it best to answer firmly, "No, never. I don't mean to offend you, but I know I could never resort to that kind of a relationship!"