Sweet and innocent no more! Abby Benton longed to cast off her closely guarded virginity—with her boss. Mere proximity to executive taskmaster Matthew Smythe, a.k.a. "The American Earl," left her quivering with sensual anticipation. And when his lips crashed against hers, the sexy aristocrat unleashed forces far beyond his control. For once he had fulfilled his mission as midnight mentor, Abby knew she could never entrust her body and soul to another. Matt considered their loving merely educational—he'd called marriage a "fragile attachment"—but Abby had a different agenda. And as swiftly as boss had turned teacher, teacher would become husband....