<p> London's most scandalous beauty, Pandora Effington, intends to marry a hero—not one of those boring, run-of-the-mill bachelor lords who leave her cold. No, the husband she desires must be someone special, someone whose touch sends delicious shivers down her spine, and who will do absolutely <i>everything</i> in his power to win her love. Someone like . . . <i>Maximillian Wells</i>. </p> <p> The dashing Earl of Trent cannot believe his ears . . . or his eyes. Here before him stands beautiful Pandora Effington, and the fiery, unattainable heiress is making him a most tantalizing offer. Maximillian can have the lady's hand in marriage . . . <i>if</i> he agrees to play a game of her devising—one involving great risk, ingenuity, passion, and determination. </p> <p> <i>It is a game he has no intention of losing . . . </i> </p>