Lavish ballrooms, willful ladies, and brooding lords await… Become swept away by the drama and the adventure of Isabella Thorne’s Regency England. Lady Charlotte Keening is not a woman to be underestimated. Set apart by her exuberant beauty and fearless demeanor, Charlotte is certain that when she meets the man of her dreams, she will know in an instant that he is the one. Except... he wasn’t. Charlotte will not be fooled again. Unimpressed by good looks or false charm, she refuses to marry a fortune hunter. But when Sir John’s eyes meet hers, she’s afraid she might not be able to resist the silver-tongued baronet... Sir John Ashbrooke, doesn’t believe in love, but the debt collectors can no longer be ignored… He needs to marry an heiress, and fast. Charlotte is beautiful, intelligent, and most importantly rich. She is the solution to every one of his financial problems. Thinking it will be a simple matter to charm her to the altar, Sir John agrees to a most ungentlemanly wager… But Charlotte is like no other woman he has encountered. There’s something utterly bewitching about her. She’s fiendishly wild and devilishly outspoken. Despite his worst intentions, John is captivated by her sharp wit and bright laughter… forgetting there’s any reason to marry other than Charlotte herself. But an unknown enemy is searching for them. Now, John must risk everything to ensure that the secrets of his past … don’t destroy his future.