An illicit seduction leads to a marriage of convenience for a soldier and an exotic heiress in this red-hot Victorian romance. England, 1855 . As the daughter of a British father and an Indian mother, innocent tea heiress Pavia Honeysett has never quite felt at home in London. There, she has always been judged either for her face or her fortune. She would much rather return to her uncle’s palace in India. So when her father arranges for her to marry an aged business associate, she would do anything to escape such a fate—even ruin herself! Disguised as an exotic dancer, she has no trouble seducing a handsome soldier. But her single night of passion with Major Camden Lithgow changes everything . Suddenly, this stranger will become her husband . . .