For Lord Aidan Duhearst, honor and loyalty to his country rank highest. Just as his father, who died in battle protecting his men during war, Aidan should have died along with his men in battle against the French. Yet, Aidan finds himself a prisoner of the French. When he awakes, he sees an angel, a beautiful woman standing over him angry for the rough treatment the French have inflicted on him. She awes him. Her gentle touch as she wipes blood from his face burns his senses, his heart races and it leaves him confused of his own feelings, for she is the enemy -- Napoleon's mistress.

Lady Celeste Rivenhall knows Aidan is the Earl of Wessex, and she finds a way to save his life and to see him safely home. Celeste is a spy, bringing valuable information of Napoleon's moves back to England in the hope of saving the lives of men who go to battle. Her very survival requires that Aidan never discover her secret. He must forever see her as the enemy as she returns to London in search of a real traitor.

Even though the sight of Celeste enflames Aidan's desires, the thought of her being a traitor brings his loyalties to the front and he vows to see her hanged. Temptations run rampant between the two while Celeste gives him tit-for-tat until the end. And Aidan is unable to decide until the very end if Celeste is a spy or not.

I truly enjoyed this debut novel by Ms. Saxon. Celeste and Aidan's amusing dialogue considering their mutual sexual frustration built two-fold with each conversation and each act. The story pulled me into the intrigue of spies and war and rewarded me with Aidan's final acceptance and love for his woman. This is the first book in a series of lady spy novels by Ms. Saxon, with the second novel, THE LADY KILLER, coming in January 2006.