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"Interesting characters and storyline in this Regency romance."
Reviewed by Mary Neal
Posted October 20, 2004

The quiet of the Cornwall countryside is the only solace Brook Meylan can find even two years after her husband's death. The brief union with Lyon A'Court has left lasting scars, both visible and invisible. Her girlish dreams of love and marriage have been cruelly broken by the reality of Read more...

"A fun time for fans."
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 21, 2004

In 1810, Lady Brook Meylan has remained in exile rusticating since her spouse and child died two years ago. Most people assume she mourns the loss of her husband, but she hated him for physically and mentally abusing her; she grieves for her child. She vows never again Read more...

Summary

A scoundrel whose fame as an artist, libertine, and notorious seducer of beautiful women is ongoing fodder for the ton, Mallory Claeg has a secret obsession-Brook Meylan, Lady A'Court, a beautiful widow who abandoned London two years earlier, deliberately severing all ties to her past. Under the pretense of his interest in the primitive landscape of the Cornish coast, Mallory watches her, fascinated and utterly mesmerized by her beauty... Brook tried to escape the gilded cage of the ton's merciless gossip, the memory of a cruel husband, and the pity of well meaning friends. But meddling relatives and unwanted suitors shatter her peace. At first, Mallory Claeg was another intrusion. Yet his sinfully handsome face and irresistible charm bring both temptation and torment. Now Brook must choose between opening her heart-or sealing it off forever...