An Intimate Deception — Catherine Coulter

THE DANGER OF DESIRE
From the moment beautiful and innocent Evangeline de Beauchamps entered the household of Richard Clarendon, Duke of Portsmouth, she felt herself falling under the spell of this man who had conquered so many women with his looks, wealth and charm. But love was a luxury Evangeline could not afford. Napoleon's henchmen held her French father as hostage, and to save his life, Evangeline had to masquerade as a worldly young widow as she played the role of spy in her mother's English homeland. Evangeline knew her pretense of experience in marriage and the ways of men would be destroyed if the Duke were allowed to undo her defenses -and Evangeline found herself fighting a desperate war against her own heart ... and losing it...

Hero: Richard Clarendon, Duke of Portsmouth
Heroine: Evangeline de Beauchamps