An illicit affair . . . An unlikely pair . . . A second chance at love . . . Sebastian Madinger, the Earl of Wriothesly, thought he'd married the perfect woman-until a fatal accident revealed her betrayal with his best friend. After their deaths, Sebastian is determined to avoid a scandal for the sake of his son. But his best friend's widow is just as determined to cast her mourning veil aside by hosting a party that will surely destroy both their reputations and expose all of his carefully kept secrets . . . Leah George has carried the painful knowledge of her husband's affair for almost a year. All she wants now is to enjoy her independence and make a new life for herself-even if that means being ostracized by the society whose rules she was raised to obey. Now that the rumors are flying, there's only one thing left for Sebastian to do- silence the scandal by enticing the improper widow into becoming a proper wife. But when it comes to matters of the heart, neither Sebastian nor Leah is prepared for the passion they discover in each other's arms . . . RAVELS FOR THE WRITING OF ASHLEY MARCH 'Literary gold.' - Booklist 'Addicting and thoroughly delicious.' - Yankee Romance Reviewers