Marianne Rice

Then Came You Marianne Rice

Not one to settle down or make a long-term decision, Thyme Wilde shocks her family when she takes on a position as a nanny. She instantly falls in love with the five-year-old...and then two months later, the little girl's parents are killed in a plane crash, leaving Thyme in an unfamiliar role of responsibility. Being the sole heir of his family's fortune, Grayson Montgomery has never lacked for anything. But in return, he must stay subservient to the matriarch of his family--his grandmother. The three-piece suits and eighty-hour work weeks keep his life organized and uncomplicated, just how he likes it. That is until a lawyer summons Grayson to Maine for the reading of the will of a woman he barely knew. And then he finds himself in possession of a daughter he didn't know he had. The only highlight is the gorgeous nanny by her side. Thyme brings a new light into Grayson's world which has him loosening his ways for the first time in...ever. She makes him forget about the weight of the world on his shoulders. Soon, he caves to the lust that's burning in his chest and moves their relationship well past what's appropriate. When it's clear she's a convenient placeholder until a real mother can step in and raise Grayson's daughter, Thyme must push aside her growing feelings and put the little girl above herself--even if it means sacrificing her heart to do it.