In a time unlike any other a family youll never forget . . . Meet the Huxtablesthree headstrong sisters and their dashing brothereach searching for love thats always a shocking indiscretion away. . . . In her magnificent new novel New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh sweeps us into a world of scandal and intrigueglittering Regency Englandand introduces the youngest Huxtable Stephen the only son. Here Stephen will risk his reputation and his heart as he enters a scandalous liaison with the infamous beauty intent on seduction. But when passion turns the tables on them both who can say who has seduced whom He must be wealthy wellborn and want her more than he wants any other woman. Those are the conditions that must be met by the man Cassandra Belmont chooses for her lover. Marriage is out of the question for the destitute widow who stands accused of murdering her husband and must now barter her beauty in order to survive. With seduction in mind she sets her sights on Stephen Huxtable the irresistibly attractive Earl of Merton and Londons most eligible bachelor. But Stephens first intriguing glimpse of the mysterious alluring Lady Paget convinces him that he has found the ideal woman to share his bed. There is only one caveat. This relationship fueled by mutual pleasure must be on his terms. As the two warily circle each other in a sensual dance of attack and retreat a single night of passion alters all the rules. Cassandra whose reputation is already in tatters is now in danger of losing the one thing she vowed never to give. And Stephen who wants Cassandra more than he has ever wanted any woman wont rest until she has surrendered everythingnot as his mistressbut as his lover and wife. . . . show more