With his unruly black hair and cool gray eyes, Anthony Carlisle, the Earl of Carlisle, was christened “Lord Temptation” the first time he conquered London society. His effortless charm captured the hearts of every besotted belle in Regency London. But his own heart was captured when he first laid eyes on Lady Caroline Hardage. After he is torn from her arms by battle and betrayal, Tony returns from the war a scarred and embittered recluse who refuses to leave his ancestral home.
Caroline is presented with the perfect opportunity to breach those walls when she and her two closest friends form the “Charlotte Society”, their mission being to adopt a returning soldier and meet his needs. But as Caroline lays siege to Anthony’s gardens—and his heart, she discovers just how quickly a man’s needs can become a woman’s desire…and just how irresistible Lord Temptation can still be…