He is obsessed with her perfect beauty; she yearns for love and passion.

Clarissa Blakeney is determined to overcome the disgrace of her background by becoming a paragon of impeccable behavior. But behind her flawless manners and cool façade, she is a woman who yearns for passion and love. Now in her third season, her guardian insists that she must marry or return to his house to look after his children. Clarissa's perfect world is thrown into chaos when Viscount Anthony Donnington, a connoisseur of beauty and an artist, persists in pursuing her.

But someone doesn't want them to be together and is going to great lengths to make it known. Will they discover who is trying to keep the lovers apart before disaster strikes?

Publisher's Note: This steamy historical romance contains action, adventure, mystery, and a theme of power exchange.