Marissa Rotherchild knows what she wants, or more precisely, what she doesn't want in a husband. The only child of renowned botanists, she's tired of a life consumed by intellectual discussion, and is itching for a little fun. So when handsome flirt George Kent invites Marissa to attend a weekend house party at his family's manor, she is determined to claim the rake as her own.
But when Marissa arrives and there are no other guests and no George to be found, her heart is quickly diverted by George's elder brother Valentine, Lord Kent.
England's authority on roses, the scholarly Valentine shouldn't awaken Marissa's desire -- at least not according to her plans. But attraction is immediate, and as Marissa joins Valentine on a whirlwind expedition for the legendary Crusader's Rose...she knows she'll never be bored again...
