Elizabeth Bentham has been John, Lord Radthorn’s lover for five glorious years. But she wants him to have a chance to marry a respectable lady, not a woman with her tarnished reputation. Elizabeth thinks telling him their relationship has lost its spark will help him move on…but John isn’t prepared to lose her, and sets out to prove their passion is as strong as ever…
A quiet refuge at her governess’s London home seems the surest way to part, yet John refuses to accept her cool farewell. Calling as an audacious suitor, he sends yellow roses to challenge her indifference.
When a parcel arrives containing sheer black silk and a mask, Elizabeth faces an irresistible test of her resolve. John whisks her into the snowy night toward an opulent retreat, determined to reignite every desire she tried to deny.
Second Chance Romance: A visit to John’s grandmother makes Elizabeth realize he needs an honorable heir, prompting an agonizing split that neither of them is truly ready to endure.Forbidden Romance: Elizabeth braves polite society from her rented opera box alongside her companion Miss Barnhurst, parrying forward callers while secretly watching John across the theater pit.Forced Proximity: Within the candlelit Venus room at Madame Jouette’s, a shell-shaped bath strewn with yellow rose petals and red silk ropes strips away every lingering defense.Also by This Author: Wicked Rake, Defiant Mistress, Haunted by the Earl's Touch and The Wife the Marquess Left Behind.
