Used book - *Fiançailles à Glory's Gate* (Daughters of the Desert: Book 2), Susan Mallery, Juliette Bouchery

The party was in full swing at Glory's Gate, the opulent family home of the Tristans. Lexi Tristan, a well-bred young woman, politely played her role and smiled, but her heart wasn't in it. In fact, Lexi was desperate: if she didn't find two million dollars very soon, it would be bankruptcy. An unbearable failure for her, who was so eager to impress her father. And as she was fretting, a man she knew all too well came and stood behind her: Cruz Rodriguez. Despite his humble origins and tumultuous youth, Cruz had succeeded brilliantly; nevertheless, the old patrician fortunes still closed their doors to him, and rumors circulated that he was enraged. "I know about your troubles," he whispered in her ear, making her shiver. "And I'm ready to help you out. You marry me, my money becomes yours, and, in return, you introduce me into your world. But there's a condition to my generosity: it won't be a marriage of convenience..."