Meet the Byrons--they're not related to that Byron, but they're almost as scandalous. And no one is more scandalous than Lord Cade Byron. Handsome--in a rugged way--and holed up in the country, the last thing he wants is intrusion by some female.

But Meg Amberley has no choice. Caught in a snowstorm, she takes refuge at his estate--it's that or freeze to death, although he's so terrible that heading back out into the snow becomes a possibility. But when it's discovered she's been there, essentially alone, for weeks, Cade strikes a bargain to save her reputation. She must pose as his fiance until it becomes acceptable to set him free. But does he truly want that freedom?