Originally published in Trade Paperback, January 2005.

Summary

The Adventurer:

Years of roaming the Far East have forged Lord Jonathan Devoran St. George into an intrepid, solitary world traveler, estranged from both family and homeland. He has no desire to return home, yet the theft of a sacred fossil has forced Jack back to England, where he waits and watches for the thief to make his next move.

The Lady:

To Jack's horror, a sailor slips the prize to an unsuspecting young Englishwoman, innocently minding her own business. Seconds later, the man is murdered, and Miss Anne Marsh unwittingly becomes the unknown killer's next target.

The Temptation:

A perilous guardian angel, Jack sweeps Anne off to his ancestral estate for her own protection. Neither of them know how many obstacles will lie in their path before they reach the assumed sanctuary of Wyldshay.

The Fall:

Safely engaged to another, Anne has never met anyone like Wild Lord Jack. Trapped in this darkly handsome aristocrat's company, why not seize the chance to learn something new: about the world, about love, about wickedness...