In the first book of this fantastic new series, a society jade thinks she's done it all until she meets the devil himself.

When pirates storm Lord Steven Ashford's ship upon the high seas, it brings him closer than ever to the nefarious criminal he seeks to ruin. Only one seductive detail threatens his victory: the scandalous beauty imprisoned with him, Lady Valerie Monroe. Temptation has never been so intoxicating or so forbidden, for Steven is disguised as a French priest. If they make it off the ship alive, to protect her from his enemies, he must never see her again.

Back in England, and under the ton's scrutiny for a reckless past she hasn't escaped, Valerie dreams of he breathtaking "man of the cloth" with whom she shared her greatest adventure. Then he reappears in society under his true identity, Viscount Ashford, but despite the danger their consuming passion cannot be denied. Standing in the way of their desire are Valerie's wounded heart, Steven's lone destiny, and a villain that will stop at nothing to crush them both.