by Kat Martin
First published 2002
Kitt Wentworth refuses to bow to her father's demands or society's expectations. The viscount's daughter has no plans to marry or fall in love. She lives by her own rules in Regency England's glittering social world. Then Clayton Harcourt sets his sights on her. The duke's illegitimate son knows scandal intimately and never intended to take a wife. But Kitt's rebellious nature draws him in like fire. He wants to claim and protect this wild woman who has become the subject of whispered gossip. Clay devises a marriage trap that Kitt cannot escape. She finds herself surrendering to the desire he awakens in her. Their passion burns fierce and unexpected. Yet Kitt carries a secret from her past that threatens everything. She must decide whether to trust her heart to this magnificent rogue who stirs her deepest longings.
Genres: romance, historical, historical-romance, 19th-century
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, marriage-of-convenience
Setting: Regency England
Period: 19th Century
408 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket