Edward, The Earl of Swartingham, has finally returned to his home in England after years traveling abroad. He left, unable to face the memories of his family that had been taken from him by smallpox when he was a boy. Although he too had been sick, Edward didn't survive unscathed. His face and body are forever marked with scars, a daily reminder that he is alone. The earl is determined to find a wife so that he can fill his ancestral home with love and children once again.

Anna Wren has been a widow longer than she was married. Living with her mother-in-law and a maid-in-training, Anna has stretched her finances to the max. She needs a job, but what is a respectable, yet untrained, lady to do?

A chance meeting with Felix Hopple, estate manager to the newly returned and mysterious earl, earns Anna a position as the earl's secretary. Although they get off to a rough start, Anna and the earl quickly find themselves drawn to one another. But it's not meant to be. The earl is looking for a wife to give him children, and Anna cannot. Their attraction is growing stronger every day and when Anna finds out that the earl plans to seek pleasure with a lady of the night, she's furious! She devises a risky plan that will ensure his needs are met -- but so will hers!

THE RAVEN PRINCE offers an unexpected take on seduction as Anna poses as a lady of the evening in order to have a night with the man she wants, but knows she'll never have. A must read.