An illicit encounter with the Spaniard... Heiress Elin Saunderson is instantly seduced by mysterious stranger Cortez. But after their sinful night together she's left alone...and pregnant! A year later, she learns that Cortez is the rightful successor to her adoptive father's fortune, and penniless Elin finds herself at risk of losing everything--including her son! Cortez Ramos is set on claiming the secret Elin kept from him--but Elin proves as protective a mother as she is a torturous temptation. His solution: demand a marriage of convenience, which will legitimize his heir and return Elin to his bed!