JILTED AND JOBLESS. But that was no reason not to still go on her honeymoon, Kate Stewart decided. London, England, was the homeplace of many of her fantasies: dashing lords and flirtatious ladies, rakes and rapscallions. Besides, Kate was beginning to realize she wasn't all that heartbroken. Especially after she met the sexy, dark and brooding William Landry, Duke of Thornecrest. William was everything she could ever have asked for in a lover—and so she indulged in some harmless make-believe. After all, this was supposed to be her honeymoon.... Except William had his own reasons for seducing her. And marriage was the last thing on his mind....