First published 2002
Laurel Whitney leads the final tour through a beautiful English manor house before it closes to the public forever. She tells visitors romantic stories about an antique bed among the Masterson family heirlooms being sold with the property. The real history proves far steamier than her sanitized tales. A medieval knight pursued his unwilling bride in this bed. An Elizabethan nobleman meant to seduce a rich heiress but ended up with her poor cousin instead. A Regency woman's plan backfired when she accidentally chained both herself and a colonel to the bedpost. Laurel's routine tour takes an unexpected turn when she spots a former lover among the group. Their old attraction flares immediately. When circumstances force them to spend the night in the famous Masterson bed, Laurel must confront feelings she thought were buried in the past.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance-romance
Setting: England
Period: Medieval, Elizabethan, Regency
336 pages · Paperback · Gallery Books