It's London 1765 and Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale, has again been jilted at the altar. Lo and behold, there appears the shy and simple-looking Melisande Fleming coming to his rescue with a surprising proposal -- take her as his bride instead. Melisande has loved Jasper from afar and is aware of his many seductions. Assuming this is to be a marriage-of-convenience to beget an heir, Jasper and Melisande are married. Because of a previous relationship, Melisande has vowed to keep her heart from Jasper to protect herself from becoming hurt again.

Melisande endeavors to participate in this union in every aspect, in spite of Jasper. Jasper finds his lady becomes a wanton creature by night, turning extremely sensual and sexy. As their steamy sex life grows, so does Jasper's love for his fascinating wife. But he's tortured by a dark secret that could tear their marriage apart, while Melisande protects her own secret. Knowing Melisande is now his entire life, Jasper is determined to protect her at all costs when this dark secret presents itself.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story of action, mystery and hot, hot romance. Elizabeth Hoyt has woven another tale using similar backgrounds and incidents as in TO TASTE TEMPTATION. As in the previous story, this follows the trials and tribulations of a soldier walking home after the war and his loyalty to a princess. Love scenes are scorching hot and very, very explicit. Be prepared to sizzle through this sensuous and exciting story that's impossible to put down until the last page is finished. It was again my pleasure to enjoy one of her stories.