He called himself Peregrine, and like the falcon he was wild and free. He was superbly handsome, fabulously wealthy, overwhelmingly seductive. He cut a dazzling swath through Victorian London--and wove a web of desire around beautiful and proud Lady Sara St. James, pledge to wed another man. In Peregrine's arms, Sara learned the meaning of forbidden passion--and forbidding mystery. Only the burning power of love could pierce Peregrine's chilling silence about his secret past and hidden purpose.