Dear Reader,Long before I started writing paranormal romance, I wrote historical romance novels as Deborah Raleigh. Now I'm thrilled to share my favorites with a whole new readership. In this book, you'll meet irresistible Ian Breckford, one of the heroes in my trilogy about three mysterious men for whom illegitimacy is no obstacle. . .Darkly handsome and thoroughly charming, Ian Breckford has bedded his way through London's most exclusive society. Yet lately this existence has seemed dull--a fact soon remedied by his aunt's delightful new companion, Mercy Simpson. She may be shy, but Mercy is also sharp-witted and persistent, especially when persuading Ian to relieve her of her innocence. Mercy is sure that Ian is everything she dreamed a lover might be--and everything she can never hope to keep.
