In the two decades since a tragic "accident" took the lives of his
parents, Oliver Sharpe, the Marquess of Stoneville, has survived the
scandal surrounding that fateful night by living as an unrepentant
rakehell. And with his grandmother vowing to disinherit him if he
doesn't settle down and wed, he plans to fulfill the bargain in true
Sharpe style -- by bringing home a fake fiancée from a brothel! But his
scheme is derailed when he rescues an American beauty in a dire
predicament instead. Maria Butterfield came to London to track down her
groom-to-be, who's gone missing, but her engagement won't stop Oliver
from getting what he wants: her, in his bed. His rebellious masquerade
may call his grandmother's bluff, but it's soon made all too real -- by
a love that tempts him to be a hellion no more.