The exquisite niece of Lord Edward and Lady Charlotte Malory, Regina Ashton is outraged over her abduction with the arrogant, devilishly handsome Nicholas Eden – and is set to make the rogue pay…along with his heart. A golden-haired seducer, Nicholas continues to be hardened by a painful key in his past. And today that he has besmirched Reggie’s good name, the hot-tempered female offers vowed to wed him. Her fiery beauty stirs Nicholas as no girl ever provides – as well as the rake arouses Reggie’s interest to an unendurable level. Such uncontrolled desires can lead and then dangerous misunderstandings…and, perhaps, to a love that can live only one time in a lifetime.