And once Alyssa met the penetrating green-eyed gaze of her guardian, the Duke of Deverill, she knew her secret was no longer her own. Deverill, furious at her charade, was tempted to throw the strangely lovely orphan-girl onto the streets. Instead he put her into the care of tutors, and it was under his protection that the young innocent blossomed into a seductively beautiful woman with all the poise and sophistication of an English lady. But the spark of magnetic attraction that had begun with their first meeting was not to be denied. For beneath her polished elegance lay the smoldering desire of a passionate beauty awaiting the burning touch of her lover...
Loved this story.
Read a long time ago
