From the author of The Earl of Hearts comes a Regency romance celebrating the witty and romantic world that fans of Georgette Heyer have fallen in love with.
Lady Emily Sedgely, separated from her husband and bored to distraction after years of solitude in the wilds of Yorkshire, is stirred by a sudden thirst for life and eagerly returns to London for the Season. Back in the swirl of society, she quickly warms to the attentions of an ardent young Frenchmanโuntil a chance encounter with Baxter, her estranged husband, leaves her as confused as ever about her heart's true longings.
Baxter, the Marquess of Sedgely, was given to dark moods and an uncertain temper that doomed his marriage. Finding relief in travel, he spent five years gallivanting the Continent and has now returned to London with a comely young mistressโand a dangerous secret. Cavalier about his safety, he discovers a far greater concernโfor just one look at Emily stirs a realization that while his life may be in danger, it is his heart that faces a more immediate peril.
When Emily's young French suitor arouses suspicions that he may not be all that he appears and a unknown assailant makes several attempts on Baxter's life, the two are driven to protect each other and surrender to a passionate reawakeningโand neither will rest until they are safely in the arms of the only person they've ever loved.
This books was originally published under the title Lady Delafont's Dilemma.
About the Author:
Donna Lea Simpson is a nationally bestselling romance and mystery novelist with over twenty titles published in the last eleven years. Besides writing romance and mystery novels and reading the same, Donna has a long list of passions: cats and tea, cooking and vintage cookware, cross-stitching and watercolor painting among them. She lives in Canada.