Isabella Adams has tasted desire -- and paid the price.
With four scandalous attachments to her name, only the fierce patronage of Lady Watson has kept the doors of fashionable society open. And yet, when a handsome stranger literally sweeps her off her feet, Isabella can't help but yearn for moreā¦
After five long years away from England, Lord James Crawford has returned to find little has changed -- aside from his aunt's new companion. James cannot equate the reserved Miss Adams with the wicked rumours surrounding her -- but he can't deny he'd like to look more closely.
Soon, the attraction between them becomes undeniableā¦and giving into temptation has never tasted so sweet. But when the secrets of the past are revealed, will Isabella accept her lord's most improper proposal?
Hero: Lord James Crawford
Heroine: Isabella Adams