Kidnapped from her family at the Egyptian bazaar, Zoe
watched and waited for 12 long years for the perfect time
to escape the harem. After the death of her husband, chaos
reigned and she fled to the English embassy. Upon her
return to London, scandal swirls around Zoe. Society
condemns her as ruined and her family cringes as society
turns their back on them. Having survived the intrigues
within the harem, Zoe prepares her strategy. Wedding a duke
will solve her problem, and it just happens that Zoe's
childhood friend is an unmarried duke. It shouldn't be hard
to convince him to marry her.
Lucien de Grey, the Duke of Marchmont, rules society with
his supreme indifference. The death of his parents and
brother robbed him of any spontaneity and a reluctance to
feel any emotion. His one exception is Lord Lexham, who
cared for him after their deaths. The least he can do for
Lord Lexham is to help restore Lexham's daughter's
tarnished reputation. What Lucien doesn't expect is that
the brat Zoe has changed into a sensual woman with eyes
that promise exotic delights. Lucien's perfect world turns
upside down as Zoe invades his every thought.
The tranquility and ability to manipulate, which Zoe
learned in the harem, flees when she and Lucien spar.
Sparks fly and Lucien's famous coolness evaporates. Society
watches their dramatic encounters with glee.
Ms. Chase tickles our funny bone with her unique humor as
the likable, yet flawed, characters discover love as
children, then lose each other to events beyond their
control and finally recapture love. Ms. Chase has delivered
a classic.
Spunky English girl overcomes impossible odds and
outsmarts heathen villains.
That's the headline
when Zoe Lexham returns to England. After twelve years in
the exotic east, she's shockingly adept in the sensual
arts. She knows everything a young lady shouldn't and
nothing she ought to know. She's a walking scandal, with
no hope of a future . . . unless someone can civilize her.
Lucien de Grey, the Duke of Marchmont, is no
knight in shining armor. He's cynical, easily bored, and
dangerous to women. He charms, seduces, and leaves them—
with parting gifts of expensive jewelry to dry their
tears. But good looks, combined with money and rank, makes
him welcome everywhere. The most popular bachelor in the
Beau Monde can easily save Zoe's risquÉ reputation . . .
if the wayward beauty doesn't lead him into temptation,
and a passion that could ruin them both.
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