Stereotyping can get a person into trouble, but Shay Griffin, Lord Charlemagne, doesn't realize how much until he flirts with an exotic beauty at a ball. Assuming Lady Sarala Anne Carlisle, daughter of the new Marquis of Hanover, is just another British society belle, Shay tries to impress her by bragging about a shipment of silk he is about to buy dirt cheap the next day. Sarala, a clever, successful businesswoman in her beloved India, beats him to the docks, the silk, and a sizable profit. Fate weaves the couple together with a silken cord of danger, intrigue, misfortune, and, eventually, romance. Enoch ventured into the world of contemporary romantic suspense with the successful novels
Flirting with Danger (2005) and
Don't Look Down (2006). Now, she returns to her delightful series of historical Regencies featuring the Griffin family, following
Sin and Sensibility (2004) and
An Invitation to Sin (2005) with this entertaining tale.
Shelley MosleyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Product Description
It was lust at first sight . . .
She was a vision, an exotic goddess who floated across the ballroom, conjuring images of warm nights and silk sheets, and Lord Charlemagne Griffin felt lightning shoot straight to his . . . well, he was definitely interested. So the lady isn't exactly the sharpest knife on the rack, as Shay soon discovers, but the generous bosom just above her low neckline more than makes up for it. Before he knows it, Shay is bragging about an impending business deal to impress her . . .
Lady Sarala Carlisle may appear naïve, but too late Shay realizes her unconventional beauty masks a razor-sharp intelligence and flawless instincts—and she'd just bested him! Well, two can play at this game, and one of Shay's many skills is the fine art of seduction.
But in this contest, the only thing to lose is one's heart.
