A gifted artist, Alexandra Chilton is far more passionate about painting and intellectual pursuits than the shackles of marriage. Until she meets the most notorious rake in London, the Earl of Branford, who seems determined to win her favors by any means.Bored and restless, Branford has accepted a wager: seduce Miss Alexandra Chilton. Unaware that Alexandra is an Innocent—and that he's being used as a pawn in a nefarious game—Branford is surprised when Alexandra challenges both his intellect and jaded heart.Passion flares, scandal threatens, and suddenly it's no longer a game, as a cunning enemy seeks to destroy their blossoming love.INTREPID HEROINES SERIES, in orderCode of HonorThe Hired HeroA Stroke of LuckPistols at DawnSCANDALOUS SECRETS SERIES, in orderThe Banished BrideLady of LettersThe Major's MistakeLESSONS IN LOVE, in series orderThe Defiant GovernessSecond ChancesThe Storybook HeroABOUT ANDREA PICKENS:Andrea Pickens created her first book at the age of five—a neatly penciled story about cowboys—however she has since moved on from Westerns to writing about Regency England, a time and place that has captured her imagination ever since she opened the covers of Pride and Prejudice.
