Now meet "the Saint" in this sizzling tale of a mysterious aristocrat, a high-spirited American beauty, and an affair that begins with an innocent temptation. Nationally bestselling author Madeline Hunter has captivated fans with unforgettable romance novels filled with suspense, seduction, mystery, and love. Vergil Duclairc was a man used to getting his way. and leads to the most exquisitely dangerous of seductions. The last thing he expected was to find his new ward scandalously costumed and employed as a theatrical singer. And as the newly appointed guardian of Miss Bianca Kenwood, he was determined to find her and bring her back to live with his family. As she allows herself to be swept back to his country estate, she discovers that Vergil is a man of secrets and sensuality, and that she is not immune to his inscrutable charm…. Bianca had no interest in giving up her independence, but there was something compelling about this handsome and brooding viscount who seemed to think he owned her and her inheritance. Suddenly, in a moment that would change everything, they are thrust into a world of dangerous intrigue, where enemies abound and only the passion that ignites between them can save them—or prove their glorious undoing. nor is he to hers. nor is he to hers