From the author of Reforming the Rogue comes a Regency novella celebrating the witty and romantic world made popular by Georgette Heyer.
Lady Ann Beecham-Brooke, better known as Lady Ice, was once a stunning young beauty, known for her piercing violet eyes and raven hair, but long years in a loveless marriage left her cold and aloof. Intent on steering clear of the London society she was once so much a part of, she's reluctantly forced to seek help at a nearby estate when her carriage topples into a ditch on a deserted road.
Charles Montrose, Viscount Ruston, has had a difficult life of his own. Left widowed by his one true love and raising a daughter alone, he now travels the world, aimlessly going from place to place in a futile effort to escape the pain of his loss. When the imperious Lady Ice shows up at his door, he finds himself attracted to this beautiful and hardened woman.
Driven by his attraction to the lovely Ann but daunted by her equally...