Miss Xanthia Neville misses her home in Barbados where she
ran her family's shipping company. In London, the chilly
weather permeates to her bones. If society were not so
strict, Xanthia would take a lover to warm her on these
cold nights. But she must conform and not invite censure to
her wonderful English cousins. Already, Xanthia tempts fate
by secretly working in her business on the London docks.
Work challenges her and is an integral part of her. She
absorbs the energy from the different cultures and people
who arrive at the harbor. If society learns of her
occupation, they would destroy her cousins' reputations.
Lord Stefan Nash resides on the fringes of society. The
English nobility distrust anyone who is different. Stefan's
father was English, but his mother was Russian. Society
eyes him with suspicion that he ignores. He led an
adventurous childhood with his parents roaming Europe,
until his father unexpectedly inherited his brother's
title. His simple life ended and when Stefan then inherited
the title, he assumed the burden it entailed. Stefan
fulfills his obligations, but lashes out by living a
hedonistic life.
Stefan encounters Xanthia in a dark garden and her rare
qualities appeal to him. After a passionate encounter, he
pursues her. Xanthia is equally attracted. When the Home
Office approaches her to spy on Stefan, she agrees, knowing
that he's innocent of the charges. Stefan would not commit
treason, so she will prove his innocence.
Liz Carlyle begins a new historical series with a
beguiling story filled with intrigue, as well as characters
with deliciously wicked manners, in and out of the bedroom.
Ms. Carlyle adds to the suspense by leaving readers
dangling as to the fate of other characters in her enticing
Neville Family trilogy.
Lord Nash is a creature of the night -- his wealth and
title provide but a tenuous entrée into polite society.
Notorious for his sophisticated manners and a dark,
dashing elegance, rumors abound of the men he has
bankrupted and the women he's left heartbroken. But when
Nash leaves his lair for a rare foray into the ton, he
faces a lure of temptation all his own -- an extraordinary
moment of passion with a mysterious lady in the moonlight -
- and an obsession that will lead him into a hellish world
of smugglers, spies, and intrigue. And as for his damsel
in disguise, the witty and beautiful Miss Xanthia Neville,
he soon learns, is as unattainable as she is tempting. And
now Nash must decide if she is also dangerous. . . .
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