As a new widow, I was led on and manipulated by my brother-in-law.

### Chapter 1

I was kissing my brother-in-law, Liam Sterling, on the bathroom counter when Mrs. Sterling called, saying she wanted to set me up with a husband.

“Ivy, Owen has been gone for so many years now, and you’re still so young. You really should find a good man and remarry. Mom knows you’re a good girl, but you can’t ruin your future waiting.”

On the other end of the line, Mrs. Sterling earnestly urged me to remarry, to stop staying a widow for a husband who’d been dead for years.

Liam lightly kissed my neck, and several times I almost cried out, unable to control myself.