On a Wicked Dawn

AmeliaCynsterisstunnedtohearthesewordsfromLucienAshford—theenigmaticsixthViscountCalvertonandthemanshehasalwaysloved—justbeforethehandsomeroguepassesoutatherfeet.Dawnisbreakingandshe'salreadyriskedscandalbylyinginwaitforhimjustoutsidehisLondonhome.Andthoughtornbetweenindignantaffrontandastonishedrelief,she'sneverthelessthrilledthatLuchasagreedtoheroutrageousmarriageproposal.However,ratherthansubmittingtoahastyweddingasAmeliahadplanned,theexasperatinglordinsistsonwooingherproperly…inpublicandinprivate.Shelongsfortheirtimealone,whenshecanlearnallaboutseductionfromamaster,yetfrustratingly,theyalltoooftenfindthemselvesbeneaththestiflinggazeoftheton.Butthereismethodbehindtheviscount'smadness—hehasasecretreasonforwooingAmelia.Andlikealldesirablethings,hispassionhasaprice.