Gyles Rawlings, the Earl of Chillingworth, decides to wed a well-bred lady who will dutifully bear him sons but turn a blind eye while he takes pleasure elsewhere. He's encountered a brazen siren who will make a fine mistress--one with a fiery nature to match his own. But at the altar, Gyles discove...

Gyles Rawlings, the Earl of Chillingworth, decides to wed a well-bred lady who will dutifully bear him sons but turn a blind eye while he takes pleasure elsewhere. He's encountered a brazen siren who will make a fine mistress--one with a fiery nature to match his own. But at the altar, Gyles discovers his bride and his fantasy woman are the same--and he burns with passion for the one woman he cannot have: his wife.

New York Times bestselling Australian author Stephanie Laurens delivers the latest tale in the immensely popular Cynster series.

When Chillingworth is elected an 'honorary Cynster' at the end of All About Love, he knows he needs a wife, and an heir. His goal; a simple marriage without romance. He agrees to marry a woman he believes to be pliant and quiet. Unfortunately for him, the woman he thinks is Francesca Rawling is really her cousin, Franni. Francesca herself is proud, passionate and opinionated in short, the perfect bride for a Cynster...