#1 Historical Romance Bestseller Winner of the Maggie Award, Golden Leaf, & Passionate Plume A gentleman in search of redemption finds a lady looking for sin. Will honor or temptation prevail? Find out in this sensual take on Beauty and the Beast! Once London's reigning debutante, Lady Beatrice Wodehouse is poised for a life of happiness when an accident shatters her dreams. Renamed Lady Beastly by gossips, she flees to the countryside where she finds solace in anonymity and discovers new purpose, turning her estate into a haven for society's outcasts. Yet a shard of her old dream remains: she yearns for a taste of forbidden passion… Once London's most feckless rake, Wickham Murray has fought to redeem his honor. Now a railway industrialist, he's as renowned for his prowess in the boardroom as in the bedchamber. His latest venture will be the greatest success of his career: the only obstacle is a stubborn country spinster who refuses to sell him her land. On his way to negotiate with her, he stops at a masquerade, where an encounter with a masked lady changes everything he thought he knew about desire… Negotiations go from heated to scorching as Bea and Wick discover that they are not only opponents in business but lovers bonded by a night of ecstasy that neither can forget. As they wrestle with passion and blossoming love, they must also contend with attacks from a mysterious foe. In order to survive, they will have to unravel dark secrets…and trust the truth of their own hearts. GAME OF DUKES The Duke Identity Enter the Duke Regarding the Duke The Duke Redemption The Return of the Duke HEART OF ENQUIRY (Kents) The Duke Who Knew Too Much M is for Marquess The Lady Who Came in from the Cold The Viscount Always Knocks Twice Never Say Never to an Earl The Gentleman Who Loved Me ... & the MAYHEM IN MAYFAIR series!
