The Heiress In His Bed

In polite society, the rules forbid young ladies to pursue their own passions and pleasures. But some rules are made to be broken. . . A Desperate Charade. . . To escape an unwanted marriage, Lady Viola Gambol flees to London and poses as a maid in a boarding house. Little does she know that the "boarding house" is actually a brothel--until the owner auctions Viola off to the highest bidder! Viola vows to fight off the auction's winner, Julian Devize--but her immense attraction to the scoundrel is making that very hard to do. . . A Seductive Encounter. . . Julian was hired to find missing heiress Viola Gambol, but first he must rescue his brother from a house of ill repute. When Julian sees the alluring maid being sold like a slave, he impulsively makes a bid to protect her honor. Julian has no idea that the woman he saved is the one he's been hired to find. But his honorable intentions take a scandalous turn as temptation leads to unrelenting pleasure. . .