Caroline Besford will no longer be any man's pawn Her father forced her into marriage with a man who refused to share her bed In making her escape, Caro became Cleo - an untouched courtesan The husband who ignored his plain bride is now pursuing her As Cleo is drawn into a web of lies and deception, she cannot deny her growing desire for her husband What will the Colonel do when he discovers that his darling Cleo is his dowdy wife, Caroline?