Violet, Lady Carrington, possesses everything a spirited
woman could want out of life. Money (and lots of it). The
freedom to make her own choices, with no husband to rule
her. And a delightfully attentive young lover, Lord Peter
St. Johns, to satisfy her every wild whim. But Peter
desires more than Violet's lascivious attentions. He's
desperate for her heart—and her hand in marriage.
Yet with a toss of her russet curls, Violet refuses. A man
like Peter belongs with a naïve, blushing beauty, not a
luscious lady with a talent for sin, and she would rather
die than be beholden to anyone. But try as she might, she
cannot convince him—or herself—that their tantalizing
dalliance is a mere trifle. Perhaps Lady Carrington has
finally met her match—a man who will love but not control
her, a man who can meet her wickedness with a fierce
passion of his own . . .