AN UNCOMMON OBSESSION Although an accomplished scholar of ancient Egypt, Lady Juliet Cavendish has accepted her womanly fate. Since she will never be allowed to venture to such an exotic locale, she must make do with studying her father's acquisitions. But when the most recent shipment arrives in the care of the notorious Morgan Beauchamp, Juliet finds herself studying the undeniably attractive adventurer as much as his latest discoveries. A PASSIONATE ADVENTURE Soon, working together to catalog the artifacts becomes its own misadventure. Piece by piece, Morgan begins claiming bits of Juliet's heart. And piece by piece, objects begin to disappear from the collection. Amid rumors and whispers of an age-old curse, Juliet and Morgan fall victim to a passion as dangerous as the mystery they have unwittingly unearthed...
Author
Deborah Simmons is the author of twenty-five historical romances and novellas, published by Avon, Berkley, and Harlequin. A native midwesterner, Simmons graduated cum laude from Wittenberg University and was a journalist before turning to fiction. Her first book, Heart's Masquerade, was published by Avon in 1989 and was followed by a number of Harlequin Historicals, including a USA Today Bestselling anthology. Her 2003 release, A Man of Many Talents, was a launch title for Berkley's Sensation imprint. Two of her books have been finalists in the Romance Writers of America's annual RITA competition for excellence: The Gentleman Thief in 2001 and A Lady of Distinction in 2005. Simmons has sold two million books in North America, and her work has been translated and published in twenty-four foreign countries, including illustrated editions in Japan. She is a member of RWA, Novelists Inc., and the Author's Guild. "I like to think of my stories as adventures," Simmons says. Most take place in Regency or Medieval England, such as her popular series on the thirteen century de Burgh family. But no matter what the setting, you'll find interesting characters, romance, humor, and mystery.
