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A spinster with secrets. A self-made industrialist. Forbidden passion.
Lady Clara Chadbourne quietly devotes herself to covert pursuits an earl’s sister shouldn’t even ponder. Running a London charity opens her eyes and cements heart-warming friendships. Her penchant for piano is ladylike enough, but she doesn’t apply herself to virtuous pieces, oh no. Clara’s tastes run ardent.
James Robertson has built a commercial empire—and a fortress around his heart. Aristocrats like the Earl of Anterleigh judge his uncouth muscles and humble Scottish origins. Barging into the earl’s townhouse for a confrontation, James meets Lady Clara—opinionated, delectable, off-limits—and is knocked askew.
Their chance encounter sparks an awakening, but Clara must refuse the liaison James proposes. Discovery risks social ruination. It’s impossible…irresistible. With promises of secrecy and no sentimental entanglement, they indulge a passion that musses more than the bedsheets. It destroys their defenses, their plans.
Their arrangement will end in devastation...or in the trade of a lifetime.
