Lawless Lily is desperate. Desperate to get her duaghter back, desperate to be loved and acknowledged and desperate to be happy. Except she doesn't know it. Instead, she rescues people, usually to her reputations detriment. Her sister is engaged to Alex, Lord Raiford. When Lily hears the man is a cold and cruel person, she runs to Penelope's resuce and fights Alex off. Only to discover the man is as desperate as she.

Through their misery, they discover happiness in eachother. Both are arrogant, confident and prideful. But neither can trust, and their love cannot bloom until they learn that simple lesson.

Set in Regency England, this romance has all the ingredients you expect: lovely lords and ladies, elegant settings, passionate interludes and a happily ever after.

The depiction of the characters. I nearly cried for Lily so many times. She just tugged at my heart strings. Excellent job!

Lisa Kleypas is an accomplished author in the Regency Romance genre. Her heroes and heroines tend to love a little harder and kiss a little rougher. The seedier sides of live in 19th Century England are never forgotten. That is all part of what makes the romances work.