Book description
In Victorian England vice of every kind can be purchased, and Matthew,
the Earl of Wallingford, makes certain he avails himself of every
possible pleasure. Bored and jaded, he is as well-known for his coldness
as for his licentious affairs with beautiful women. While these
dalliances fulfill Matthew's every physical need, they secretly leave
him numb and emotionally void. Until one night when he finds himself
beaten, eyes bandaged and in the care of a nurse with the voice of an
angel and a gentle touch that soothes the darkness in him and makes him
yearn for more. Yet Jane Rankin is a lowly nurse, considered shy and
plain by most. There is no place for her amongst the lords and ladies of
the aristocracy despite Matthew's growing craving for the fire that
burns behind her earnest facade. And then there is Matthew's secret. A
secret so humiliating and scandalous it could destroy everyone he loves.
A sin, he fears, not even the love of a good woman can take away. . .
In Victorian England vice of every kind can be purchased, and Matthew,
the Earl of Wallingford, makes certain he avails himself of every
possible pleasure. Bored and jaded, he is as well-known for his coldness
as for his licentious affairs with beautiful women. While these
dalliances fulfill Matthew's every physical need, they secretly leave
him numb and emotionally void. Until one night when he finds himself
beaten, eyes bandaged and in the care of a nurse with the voice of an
angel and a gentle touch that soothes the darkness in him and makes him
yearn for more. Yet Jane Rankin is a lowly nurse, considered shy and
plain by most. There is no place for her amongst the lords and ladies of
the aristocracy despite Matthew's growing craving for the fire that
burns behind her earnest facade. And then there is Matthew's secret. A
secret so humiliating and scandalous it could destroy everyone he loves.
A sin, he fears, not even the love of a good woman can take away. . .
