Simply Magic [Mass Market Paperbound]

OnasplendidAugustafternoonSusannaOsbourneisintroducedtothemosthandsomemanshehaseverseen...andinstantlyfeelstheicychillofrecognition.PeterEdgeworth，ViscountWhitleaf，isutterlycharming—andseeminglyunawarethattheyhavemetbefore.Withhisknowingsmileandseductivegaze，Peteractstherake;buthestirssomethinginSusannashehasneverfeltbefore，ayearningthatbothfrightensanddazzlesher.Instantlysheknows：thisbrashnoblemanposesathreattoherheart...andtothesecretssheguardssodesperately.Fromthemomenttheymeet，PeterisdrawntoSusanna’sindependence，dazzledbyhersharpwit—hesimplymusthaveher.Butthemorehepursues，themoreSusannawithdraws...untilasensualgameofthrust-and-parryculminatesinagloriousafternoonofpassion.Nowmoredeterminedthanevertokeepherbyhisside，PeterbeginstosuspectthatatragichistorystillhauntsSusanna.Andashemovesclosertothetruth，Peteriscertainofonething：hewilldefythemysteriesofherpastforafuturewiththisexquisitecreature—allSusannamustdoistrusthimwiththemostprecioussecretofall....