Reserved and proper, Francesca detests chaotic London. She's content to live in the wild beauty of Yorkshire where she's been raised by the loving, devoted Lady Greentree, far from her notorious mother, whose life and profession shock, yet intrigue her. But the mysterious stranger she rescues on the lonely moors has ignited most improper desires— making Francesca wonder if she's more her mother's daughter than she imagined. Disgraced lord Sebastian Thorne agreed to protect Aphrodite's estranged daughter from a menace rising from her infamous past, but he never expected to be so beguiled by Francesca's beauty. As a man living on the dark edges of society, he has little hope of winning such a prize and – unless he reclaims his abandoned title and lost honor – Sebastian will never even get close enough to save her life. But to win her passion and her heart, he may have to risk all...