Dimensions
106 x 171 x 24mm
A former pirate turned gentleman, Edmund Hawkins prefers the shady haunts of the underworld to the glittering ballrooms of the haute ton. One night, the jaded scoundrel visits a scandalous club that satisfies men's carnal fantasies, and there, the rhythmic jingles of the tambourine herald a veiled belly dancer.
Amy Peel is an orphan from the city's rookeries. She works at the notorious club as its most famous dancer, the legendary Zarsitti. Sassy and street-smart, she isn't about to let the impudent scoundrel think she "performs" for men offstage-even if he tempts her with desire.
But after an attempted kidnapping, Amy must put aside her mistrust and accept the seductive stranger's offer of protection. In the city's aristocratic end, she take lessons in gentility from the handsome rogue, but soon the truth about her heritage is revealed-she really is a lady, the lost daughter of a nobleman.
As Amy takes her rightful place in society, the attacks against her continue, and Edmund must give up his wastrel ways in order to guard the spirited lass from a wicked assailant. Can he protect the lovely dancer whose seduced his heart ... or will a tragic secret break the lovers apart?
