If a sophisticated beauty proposes a clandestine affair, could even
the most proper gentleman resist? New York Times bestselling author
Candace Camp concludes her scintillating Willowmere series with a
seductive tale of an alluring lady who dares to break the rules. . . .
When Oliver, Earl of Stewkesbury, asks the dashing Lady Vivian Carlyle
to ensure that his American cousins meet the cream of London society, he
doesn't anticipate the danger she will pose to his own self-control.
Thrown into intimate contact with the lovely lady, Oliver finds he
cannot stop thinking of Vivian--of her wit, of her smile . . . of her
lips. And when Vivian, who has sworn never to subject herself to the
bonds of matrimony, boldly suggests that she and Oliver become lovers
instead, her scandalous proposal is temptation indeed! But with an
alarming series of jewel thefts rocking London, the ever-outrageous
Vivian insists on trying to discover the perpetrator despite Oliver's
admonitions. And when a bold lady steps into danger, it is a gentleman's
duty to protect her at all costs. What neither Oliver nor Vivian can
anticipate, however, is that the ultimate cost may be both their hearts.
. . .