London, April 1817 'Dance with me,' her dark gentleman said. 'You were meant to dance with me.' Trial by Seduction From the moment Lord Henry Wardeaux heard that the missing heiress to the Templemore fortune was working as a lady's maid, he travelled to London to verify Margery Mallon's true origins- by seduction if necessary...

Innocent Margery is shocked by the wicked passions Henry has roused within her. Unable to resist his sinner's eyes, Margery finds herself tarnishing her virtuous reputation and falling for her mysterious seducer. Nevertheless, Henry's secret must be revealed and, when the maid becomes a countess, how can the richest heiress in England forgive his deception?