Nick is back. After years facing public scandal and private humiliationIsobels courage fails when Nick asks her to marry him. Once he discovers hersecret he won... » 

Nick is back. After years facing public scandal and private humiliationIsobels courage fails when Nick asks her to marry him. Once he discovers hersecret he wont visit her bed more than once. And she cant bear his rejection.Only on their wedding night does Nick learn Isobels terrible secret. Winningher trust takes every bit of tenderness he haswhen he really wants to show herthe passion he saved just for her. As Isobel begins to believe her heart issafe with Nick the blackmailers who drove her first husband to suicidereappear. Isobel must finally trust Nick will all her secretsand her lifeortheir enemies will destroy them both. «