Used book – Comme un irrésistible défi, Pamela Browning, Michel Maussiere

Because she knew the strict rule of a tyrannical father, who did not hesitate to cut her off when she wanted to become an actress, Dorian values her independence above all else. And even if she's struggling financially while waiting for the role that will make her famous, she'll never again fall under a man's yoke! Not even a man she'd love madly. This man will cross her path in the person of Deke Washburn. Rich, very attractive, Deke Washburn, like Dorian, believes only in bachelorhood. Attracted to each other, they decide to apply their common motto to themselves: Passion, yes, marriage, certainly not. But neither of them is prepared for the irresistible challenge that will undermine their famous principle...