Widowed Hannah Taylor Bell, serving as an unpaid companion to her aunt-by-marriage Lady Dorchester as she has nowhere else to go, finds refuge among the books in the library. Seeking a moment of solitude she instead finds Lady Dorchester's younger son, Lord Leo Wraxhall, debauch a maid. Hannah is both embarrassed and aroused. Leo, the black sheep of the family, catches her and sets before her a challenge— he claims he can prove a woman's desires and passions can be equal to a man's. With one glimpse into Leo's erotic world, Hannah is eager to learn all Leo has to teach her.

IMPROPER RELATIONS is a quick read that will please fans of erotic historical romance. The encounters between Leo and Hannah are frequent and explicit. The first person narrative and poor-relation heroine serve to emphasize the historical aspect of the story. Hannah often refers to Leo as "Cousin Leo" which made me a little uncomfortable though there is no biological relationship between them. Fans of the erotic-historical genre should give this debut novella a look.