When notorious rake Damian St. James – Earl of Hawkesbury decides to settle down, he chooses the beautiful Phoebe Bradley. Now he just has to convince her and hope she doesn’t learn of the secret pain he carries.

Her own secrets to hide, Madeline, a lady’s companion to Phoebe Bradley, followed her friend’s plea to pose as Miss Bradley for a season in London.

Madeline hadn’t planned on meeting anyone as handsome as Damian St. James. Her feelings for him grow to a passion she knows, in her ruse, she can never possess, though she decides to give into her sexual tension.

Now Damian thinks Madeline will agree to the proposals he’s been issuing and sets up events that even she can’t escape. After the wedding takes place, Madeline must tell him who she really is. When she does his anger sends her racing toward the woods. But someone is waiting there for her – someone who wishes to wreak vengeance on her new husband.

As Damian comes to grips with his true feelings, he realizes he’s in love with Madeline herself, not with the person she’s suppose to be. How they deal with this threat and come to terms with their own secrets is a story of passion and healing.

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Very Sensual

Reviewer: Mary Ann Carman
www.mywordsworth.com
March 22, 2003