Sapphire Temptation

AN UNCONVENTIONAL LADY

Lady Serena was commonly held to be an unusual young girl--outspoken when she should have been reticent; lively when she should have been demure; raggle-taggle when she should have been dressed to the nines. But there was one tradition she had not been allowed to break: as a Wexley, she had to marry a Gower. No doubt as the new Lady Egremont, she would soon forget her schoolgirl notions about "love-matches"...

AN INCONVENIENT MARRIAGE

Richard Gower was fast losing patience. His new bride was not only behaving like a hoyden--walking barefoot on the lawns and swimming to the lake--but she'd fought him like a wildcat on their wedding night. He had never had to force his attentions on any woman. But he intended to teach this headstrong beauty that as the wife of a Marquis, she was required to fulfill her duties--in every way...

Hero: Richard Gower
Heroine: Lady Serena Wexley