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The Devious Husband by Catharina Maura
3.5

Sierra Windsor has always hated Xavier Kingston, and it doesn't matter why. He infuriates her and affects her more than any man ever could. It doesn't help matters that he's sinfully handsome and one step ahead in keeping their feud alive and stealing away business deals, acting oh-s0-devilish- a few of his antics to get on her nerves. Both the representatives of their family's real estate business, their feud fuels them and their drive to excel at their work. 

But Xavier is putting in motion the biggest con of his life. With all the Windsor brothers settled, he decides he cannot wait any longer. It's time to move in and make Sierra his, compel her to cease the distance and look at the fire that has burned between them since long. Xavier proposes an arranged marriage along with the business deal of merging the real estate wing of the families. An offer Grandma Anne cannot refuse!

Sierra and Xavier end up in a matrimonial tie, forcing Sierra to see Xavier in a different light. She's standoffish about their closeness at first, backed by her unwillingness to open up freely in front of someone else. But his actions speak louder than words for her. She cannot help but see how she's always been on his mind far longer than he's been on hers!

But as the layers start to peel, is Xavier ready for his self-imposed ugliness to be out in the open for Sierra to see? Will she accept him for all parts - good and evil - or is it he who needs to come to terms with his fears? Will the darkness in his life engulf Sierra, or is there a greater loss awaiting to sweep away their bond into an abyss?

Maura, in the last book of the series, takes us on an emotional ride filled with forgiveness, acceptance, love, grief, happiness, bliss and heartache.