Women in regency society are expected to wed young, run a household, and be seen, not heard, but then, these ladies hardly ever do what's expected . . .
Lady Lillian Bourne can't afford another scandal. Reentering society after her disastrous elopement four years ago, she has no choice but to be the very picture of propriety. But she's convinced fate is conspiring against her when she finds herself locked in a library with an enigmatic stranger during a party. It would ruin everything if she were to fall from grace a second time . . . .
After the years he spent in Spain as a spy, Lord Damien Northfield finds London a bit tedious-until his unexpected encounter with lovely but notorious Lily. Even after their misadventure, he can't stop wishing that their interlude had been less than innocent. And when he's enlisted to investigate a scheme of blackmail and murder involving some of England's most prominent families, he's thrilled to discover that fate has put her in his path again-and that she might be the key to catching a ruthless killer . . .
