From the glitter of Regency London to a sun-kissed Mediterranean paradise, Nicole Jordan captivates with her breathtaking sensuality and unforgettable romance.No woman could tame him . . . until he met his match.With his reckless charm and lust for danger, Viscount Thorne is one of Englands most elusive bachelorsand member of a secret league of protectors known as the Guardians. To thwart his fathers matchmaking schemes, Thorne asks an alluring artist to pose as his betrothed.Burned once by desire, Diana Sheridan swears off love. But to secure her cousins place in society, she agrees to Thornes charade. Then scandal brews, and Thorne insists on going through with the marriage. When Diana refuses, wary of his smoldering passion, the rakish lord wages a dazzling campaign of seduction.Meanwhile, danger threatens their very lives. Yet Thorne realizes the greater danger is to his heart. For he never expected to get caught in a matrimonial snare of his own makingor imagined their pretense of a love match would become so tantalizingly real.From the Paperback edition.