Lady Midnight — Amanda McCabe

She had a secret life--and a secret longing...

A courtesan in training
Everyone that Katerina held dear has perished in a tempest off the coast of Italy. With not a penny to her name, the once-moneyed Venetian lady knows she must travel far to forge a new life. No one would ever accept her if they learned that her mother was Lucrezia Bruni, the infamous courtesan grooming young Katerina to fill her shoes someday...

A governess in hiding
Still mourning his late wife, Michael Lindley knows life must go on--and that his little sister and daughter need a woman's nurturing. When a dark-eyed beauty alights on his doorstep, claiming to be a widowed governess, Michael feels a fire rekindle in him that he thought had been snuffed out long ago. And in Katerina, who thought her capacity to love had gone down with the ship, there flares a yearning that only Lindley can subdue.

A woman in danger--and in love...
But just as Michael and Katerina give in to the desire that knows no words, a stealthy enemy plots his revenge. And the newborn passion that brought them together will be tested as his vicious plan threatens to tear them apart...