Scandalous — Pamela Caldwell

HE VOWED NOT TO MARRY...
Were it not for his sister Portia, rumored to have fallen in with a fortune hunter, George Tate, Earl of Sefton, would never have agreed to attend his godmother Eugenia's house party. These affairs were so tiresome -- hours spent with witless schoolgirls who angled mercilessly for his favor. He hadn't expected any female there to interest him in the least, until he literally collided with Miss Oxenby. As a man determined not to marry, he had no right to pursue the acquaintance. But Jane Oxenby had the most striking blue eyes, and if she stumbled into his path again, he'd be hard-pressed to resist taking her in his arms for an embrace that would be far from proper...

SHE TRIED NOT TO CARE...
Miss Jane Oxenby had no illusions about her prospects. Her dear father's estate had been inherited by her selfish, irresponsible cousin, so she took in needlework and helped the ladies at her "Aunt" Eugenia's as a means of supporting herself... She could only wonder at the handsome Earl of Sefton's attentions to her -- and worry about whether he could be trusted to behave honorably. But when his lips met hers in a searing kiss, worry and wonder gave way to breathless passion, though Jane knew that caring for a man so far above her in station was destined to lead to no good...