A proper young lady should never attend a Masque...Aphrodite is no lady. Betrothal to the callous Lord Blackhall painted a future devoid of love. Upon his death, Lady Caroline Wilmont is promised to the younger brother. Caroline refuses to allow her first taste of desire to be at the hands of a man who would rather have any woman but her. This, her last night of freedom, is to be a memory of lust that she can take with her throughout her loveless marriage. As Aphrodite, Caroline attends a masque determined to find a man to initiate her into the intimacies of erotic love. Taran Robertson, Viscount of Blackhall, makes no secret that he despises his obligation to marry the Sassenach heiress chosen for him by his father. As a last foray before his wedding, he attends a masque. However, the spirited vixen he meets and seduces has secrets...secrets that just may reveal he’s to have an improper wife.

She intended to stop a scandal…not become one. Lady Alison has a penchant for mischief. How else could she end up in the bedchamber of the notorious rake Viscount Weston? She expected to rescue her foolish cousin, instead she finds herself engaged…and embroiled in the devious exploits of sex slave traders. Cameron Hunter, Viscount Weston’s business dealings require discretion. The last thing he needs is a mischievous wife. However, Lady Alison might be the perfect distraction. A wife as opposed to marriage as he is. Dangerous games are afoot. Now assumptions have Alison in the hands of the enemy. Cameron must keep his secrets, rescue his betrothed, and convince her he isn’t the man she believes him to be.