The invitations have gone out, offering a select few the chance to live in Paradise... One invitation is accepted by Jarrett, Lord Dering, a family outcast who lives by his own rules, the other by Kate Falshaw, a hot-tempered actress on the run from a scandalous past. The exclusive resort they travel to promises to fulfill every desire, but beneath the glittering surface deadly games are in play.

When he receives a new mission from the mysterious fellowship of the Black Phoenix, Colonel Lord Marcus Cordell must win over Society's most fashionable woman—Lady Eve Halliday, who, despite her intense dislike for him, agrees to pose as his betrothed in order to trap a clever killer. Original.