THE SHOCKING LORD SEATON . . . "Miss Eliza Austerleigh was a retiring young lady, living quietly on her country estate. But she knew all too well what manner of man Lord Edward Seaton was. She had met Lord Edward only once, but that was enough to learn how dangerously handsome he was and how vulnerable she felt in his powerful presence. London gossip had told her still more about this insatiable and shockingly successful womanizer. But nothing prepared Eliza for the appearance of Lord Edward on her doorstep. And she found no way to refuse the utterly outrageous proposal of this man who made no pretense of propriety and promised anything but love . . "

Beautiful young Hannah Janes had grown up hearing terrible tales of the infamous Earl of Blakesford. And now, without father or mother to guide or protect her, and with a younger brother to car for, she was a reluctant guest in the Earl's isolated manor. True, it was a new Earl, and not the old one. True, he was handsome and charming. But the good-looking, sweet-tongued Blakesfords were famous for seducing and debauching the objects of their desire. And as Hannah felt herself yielding to this man who might want her but could never wed her, she steeled herself to fight his formidable powers of persuasion—and the even more perilous power of love....