A ruined lady. A reluctant lord. One scandalous night that changes everything… Miss Cressida Alby has spent her life as a mere shadow in society, a poor country squire’s daughter with no prospects and even less hope. But nothing could have prepared her for the night she’s put up for auction at The Devil’s Den. Just when she believes all is lost, salvation comes in the form of Benedict Adamson, the Earl of Wakefield—the very man she’s secretly adored from afar. Wakefield is a man of honor, a gentleman bound by duty and the need to restore his family’s tarnished name. A reckless moment of defiancé—one night with Cressida—changes everything. Now, he must choose between the life he’s meticulously built and the woman who has unwittingly captured his heart. Can love defy society’s expectations, or will their forbidden passion be nothing more than a fleeting dream?
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USA TODAY Bestselling author CHRISTI CALDWELL blames Judith McNaught's "Whitney, My Love!" for luring her into the world of historical romance. While sitting in her graduate school apartment at the University of Connecticut, Christi decided to set aside her notes and pick up her laptop to try her hand at romance. She believes the most perfect heroes and heroines have imperfections, and she rather enjoys torturing them before crafting them a well deserved happily ever after! Christi makes her home in Charlotte, North Carolina where she spends her time writing her own enchanting historical romances, and baking surprisingly good cakes (almost 2 years in lockdown will do that) with her courageous son and twin daughters, each who with their daily antics provides limitless source material.
