The Impoverished Viscount

Double Danger

Young and inexperienced Lady Melissa Stapleton was adrift in a world of deception and desire. Lord Heflin, the most rapacious rake in England, had her brother in his debt and Melissa at his mercy. She had to flee his odious advances -- only to find herself in greater danger.

Lord Charles Rathbone was far more charming and seductive than the horrific Heflin. Yet Rathbone was as infamous a rake as he was irresistible. Now Rathbone chose Melissa as the woman he wanted -- and not merely to satisfy his lust. He needed her to pose as his bride-to- be, and with Helflin hot on her trail, she had to agree to the monstrous masquerade. She was not only a stranger afraid in this realm of devious deception, but also an imperiled innocent when it came to denying Rathbone his rising desire and masking her own....

Hero: Lord Charles Rathbone
Heroine: Lady Melissa Stapleton