The Artist and the Earl....

She was Sara Roche, eccentric, mysterious, exquisite - and a portraitist of renown.

He was Edward, Earl of Ramsey, aristocrat and gentleman.

From the instant they met, his arrogant manner clashed with her independent spirit. As London's glittering whirl threw the two together, while Sara learned anew the pain of love, Edward felt the sharp thorns of envy.

So many seemed to court the lovely Sara...especially that American, Christopher Ames!

Yet it was their very passion for each other that threatened to drive them apart. For in Regency London, a lady's honor was her all - and a stolen moment of bliss, an invitation to burning scandal!