Sebastian Ashcroft, the Marquess of Danesfield, had no intention of accompanying Sophie Beaufort on a ludicrous quest to find her missing brother. Nor did he want to be part of the investigation into her brother's dealings with the mysterious Comte de Dampierre. But desire can do strange things to a man. Threatened with an indecent proposal from a dissolute French comte, Sophie Beaufort is forced to travel to London to discover the reason behind her brother's mysterious disappearance. Capable of handling her own affairs, the last thing she wants is to be encumbered by the dishonourable...

Love - Betrayal - A wicked deception. A gentleman desperate to numb the pain of the past. Tristan Wells lost everything the day he discovered love was nothing more than a bitter lie. Now, having spent five years working for the Crown in France, his brother's death forces him to return to London. He imagined his hardened heart to be impervious to pain, but one glance at the woman who ruined his life brings the torturous memories flooding back. A lady abandoned by her one true love. Betrayed by the one person who swore to love and protect her, Isabella Reid had no choice but to marry a man old...