THE SAME DARK HAIR, THE SAME MOCKING EYES: IT WAS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE REGENCY RAKE OF THE PORTRAIT, THE SEDUCER OF JENNA'S DREAM, COULD HAVE A LIVING, BREATHING LIKENESS.

But James Allingham was no dream he was a direct descendant of the black sheep of the Deveril family, and had returned to Yorkshire to claint his ancestral home. He was not alone, however, in desiring the old Hall.

Jenna Stevens's distrust of men had roots in her past, a past about which her daughter Lucy was increasingly curious. Only by purchasing the Hall could Jenna hope to lay some of the painful memories to rest, and James must not be allowed to stand in her way