Book description
Annabelle Peyton, determined to save her family from disaster, decides
to use her beauty and wit to tempt a suitable nobleman into making an
offer of marriage. But Annabelle's most intriguing - and persistent -
admirer, wealthy, powerful Simon Hunt, has made it clear that while he
will introduce her to irresistible pleasure he will not offer marriage.
Annabelle is determined to resist his unthinkable proposition... but it
is impossible in the face of such skillful seduction. Her friends,
looking to help, conspire to entice a more suitable gentleman to offer
for Annabelle, for only then will she be safe from Simon - and her own
longings. But on one summer night, Annabelle succumbs to Simon's
passionate embrace and tempting kisses... and she discovers that love is
the most dangerous game of all. Lisa Kleypas is the author of numerous
historical romance novels. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts,
competed in the Miss America pageant and published her first novel at
twenty-one. Lisa is married and has two children. www. lisakleypas. com
