Frannie Darling's life is a study in contrast. As a child,
she and a group of boys were raised under the protection of
kinsman Feagan. He taught them how to pick pockets until
fate intervened and Frannie and her boys were plucked out
of crime and poverty by the Earl of Claybourne. He educated
and introduced them into society. Frannie had never been
comfortable with the aristocracy, so when a friend opens a
Gentlemen's Club., Frannie joins him and keeps the books.
There she is able to pursue her dream of opening an
orphanage for lost boys. Frannie's contentment and
happiness comes to an abrupt end when she meets Sterling
Mabry. He awakens feelings she thought she lost after a
brutal rape.
Sterling Mabry, the eighth Duke of Greystone, has wandered
the world seeking adventure and searching for an elusive
completion to his life. When he returns to England for his
sister's wedding, Sterling can't hide his cynicism. He will
fulfill his duty and marry, and only then will he reveal
the secret that burdens him. When Sterling encounters
Frannie, her unusual spirit and beauty intrigues him. Here
is a woman who puts others before herself. It is an anomaly
that Sterling is not unfamiliar to him. He wants her and
begins a seduction campaign only to fall under her spell.
Sterling believes no one can rise above their station, but
he can't let go of Frannie. The chemistry between them
cannot be denied. Many obstacles stand in their way and
they must decide if they can overcome them or surrender to
a life without love.
Ms. Heath continues her outstanding series and even
introduces Charles Dickens into her tale. It is impossible
not to respond the Frannie and Sterling's emotional journey
that takes them from the shadows into the brilliant
sunlight. This entire series is destined to be a classic.
Frannie Darling was once a child of
London's roughest streets, surrounded by petty thieves,
pickpockets, and worse. But though she survived this harsh
upbringing to become a woman of incomparable beauty, Frannie
wants nothing to do with the men who lust for her, the
rogues who frequent the gaming hall where she works. She can
take care of herself and feels perfectly safe on her
own—safe, that is, until he strides into her world, and once
again it becomes a very dangerous place indeed.
To
bed her but not wed her. That's what Sterling Mabry, the
eighth Duke of Greystone, wants. But Frannie abhors arrogant
aristocrats interested only in their own pleasure. So why
then does the thought of an illicit tryst with the devilish
duke leave her trembling with desire? Her willing body begs
for release . . . and a wicked, wonderful surrender.
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