Justin Reeve Netherwood, Earl of Kempthorn - better known to his friends as simply Thorn has failed for years to understand what his twin brother sees in their bothersome next-door neighbor. Miss Olivia Lydall is young, reckless, and most likely much too smitten with his brother. So when Olivia mistakenly asks Thorn to help her get the attention of a gentleman, Thorn readily agrees. What's the harm in steering Olivia away from his brother...even while she thinks it's his brother she's getting help from all along? It's a good plan, except Thorn doesn't remember her being quite this charming, or quite this beautiful. But how can he claim a lady's heart when what they have is built on deceit? Olivia has always thanked her lucky stars she found a friend in her next door neighbour even though his dour twin brother is the very epitome of a tiresome bore. But when her plan to land a certain gent with the help of her friend leads her to fall for him instead, Olivia is in new territory. All of a sudden, there's something about him that makes her want to succumb to him, give in to the passion he inspires within her. It's almost as if she's fallen in love with a completely new person...but how could it be true?

Author Biography

Alexandra Hawkins is an unrepentant Anglophile who discovered romance novels as a teenager and knew that one day she would be writing her own. The USA Today bestselling author has combined her love of English history, mythology, and romance to create sensual character-driven stories that, she hopes, will touch readers' hearts. Her novels include All Night with a Rogue, Till Dawn with the Devil and After Dark with a Scoundrel. Alexandra lives in Georgia with her husband and three children.