She will entrance him with her beauty . . . and entice him to her bed.

Elegance St. James, Countess of Lanshire, has forsaken the dark machinations of London's secret covens for the respectable calm of Mayfair ballrooms. Intent on securing a tranquil future and a child of her own, the gifted widow seeks an unremarkable gentleman who will demand nothing of her battered heart.

She will test his composure with every stolen glance . . . and provoke his hunger. When Sir Drake strides into the salon, fresh from the carnage of Grand Port, his brooding gaze and battle-scarred physique shatter her tidy schemes. The cynical lieutenant does not bend to coquettish fans or calculated deceit.

Matching her defiance with unyielding grit, he will claim her heart. Drawn into misty midnight gardens and perilous alleys, Ella discovers that shielding her secrets from this relentless warrior might prove far harder than resisting his searing embrace.

Can a retired sorceress outwit high society without surrendering to a battle-scarred lieutenant?

Heroine Witch: She can conjure illusions and brew potent tonics, but she longs for quiet domestic peace in her Bloomsbury manse.
Scarred Hero: Sir Drake survived shattered bones and naval cannonades at Grand Port, leaving him cynical, limp-legged, and entirely immune to London society's airs.
Forced Proximity: Bound by an encounter in an East End alleyway and clandestine visits beneath a garden chestnut, their mutual suspicion soon sparks dangerous passion.
Historical Romance: High-society ballrooms and glittering soirees collide across Regency London in a passionate tale of secrets.
Also by This Author: Seduced By Your Spell, Bewitching the Highlander and Charming the Devil.

Lois Greiman