Regina knew what to expect from a man like Lord Wrexam... Though barely twenty-three, lovely, elegant Regina had learned how cruel it was to be wed to a handsome, faithless rake—a captivity ended only by her husband's fortuitous demise. Now Regina vows to protect her innocent young niece from a similar alliance with the notorious Lord Wrexam, whose good looks and fabulous wealth are as irresistible as his reputation is lurid. With determination Regina steps between Lord Wrexam and the girl. And with dismay Regina realizes that now she herself is the target of this man who makes love a game he will break any rule to win. Regina's hard-won wisdom is soon warring with the folly of her heart—and only iron resolve can safeguard her from the maddeningly dangerous charms of the most infuriatingly romantic nobleman in all the realm.