"Intriguing characters and captivating romance!"

Sara Banks has lived with scandal all her life. Her father owned Alycone, a gaming club and when he died he left it to her. She also never loses so when she and a friend go to the theater one night and the man of her dreams accidentally walks into their box, she has to find out all she can about him.

Colin Wescott, the seventeenth Earl of Haverwood, never had much of a childhood. His father reminded him every day that Black Jack Cady raped his mother and he's the product of that rape. Now all Colin wants to do is make sure he's nothing like his biological father. So when he accidentally walks into the woman of his dreams' box at the theater, he knows he must stay away from her lest the beast that his father was runs rampant through him.

Sara is bound and determined that she will have Colin and does everything in her power to make sure this comes to fruition. Unbeknownst to her, even Colin's butler Giles and Sara?s maid Iris decide to get into the act. They throw Colin and Sara together every chance they get. Then when someone tries to kill Sara, Colin knows he must do something fast but what will that something be?

Sara and Colin were both extremely intriguing characters as they were both very strong and both liked to win. When they butted heads together, it was a challenge to see who would finally get their way. I thoroughly enjoyed this captivating romance from beginning to end. I eagerly look forward to reading more from Kathleen O'Reilly.

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted December 26, 2001

Summary

A man whose blood has condemned him to a solitary existence, he is determined to live ­and die alone.

A ruined woman whose one chance at love rests in the hands of a man who refuses to let go of the dragons that feed on his soul.

Amidst the glitter and gossip of regency England, she must convince him that the man she loves is the passionate man he has locked in his soul.