Selena Winstonová udělala tlustou čáru za svým dosavadním životem bohaté jižanské paničky. Na nové cestě jí mělo pomoct i zaměstnání, které jí seslalo snad samo nebe. Vždyť vystudovala návrhářství interiérů a staré plantážnické sídlo Adriena Morrella si zasloužilo, aby byla obnovena jeho bývalá krása. V představách vnímavé Seleny ožívali dávní obyvatelé sídla, ale kdo ji znepokojoval nejvíce, byl současný tajemný majitel. Horké jižanské noci byly jako stvořené pro nejrůznější fantazie…
Alternative cover editions for this ISBN can be found here and here.Grant Morgan is one of London's most eligible and unattainable bachelors. He's also a powerful member of the Bow Street Runners, and when he's called to the waterfront late one night to investigate a drowning victim, Grant is stunned to recognize the face of Vivien Rose Duvall, a well-known woman of the night. He's even more startled when he realizes that she's alive. With no one to care for her, Grant carries Vivien to his home and revives her, only to learn that she is suffering from amnesia.Vivien hesitantly accepts her handsome rescuer's claim that she is his mistress, despite her misgivings about her true identity. Nevertheless, she can't deny the marks on her throat that prove her near-drowning in the Thames was not an accident, and now she must trust the man who claims her as his paramour, for her life is in danger. As Grant searches for Vivien's attacker, the two find themselves falling in love, all the while struggling to stay one step ahead of the evil forces that will stop at nothing to see Vivien dead.
A noblewoman of frail beauty and exotic mystery fakes her own death to escape the gallows. And now she must flee. In disguise and under a false identity, she finds unexpected sanctuary in the arms of a handsome and arrogant yet gallant British lord—who must defy society to keep her safe . . . and overcome a tragic past to claim her as his own.
