New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh brilliantly captures the
passionate conflict of a woman caught between two loves in this classic
tale of friendship, devotion, intrigue--and a love that is the most
seductive trap of all....
He'd served with her husband on the battlefield--and secretly desired
her for years. Yet for Dominic, Lieutenant Lord Eden, Ellen Simpson has
remained tantalizingly out of reach--until she is widowed by the war.
Suddenly pursued by the dangerously handsome nobleman, Ellen is stunned
by the depth of attraction he arouses in her. Soon their friendship
flames into something deeper...and as scandal ignites, marriage seems
the only solution. But Ellen has a secret--one she can share with no
one--that prevents her from fully opening her heart to Dominic. Until he
devises his own plan for the ultimate consummation of their passion--and
the woman he is determined to possess at any cost...