Emerald Hazard — Joan Smith

The Irish Rose

Fresh from the lush green countryside, young Moira Dauntry enchanted all of London society with her exquisite beauty. But it was the enticing wildness of her spirit that lured James Raeburn to her side. Gowned in silk and satin, adorned in diamonds and pearls, courted by the most dashing lords in England, Moira was certain her most cherished dreams were about to come true.

Then, in a single night of danger, desire and deception, all her hopes were destroyed. The man who had seduced her with his burning ardor, who offered her his ring, now thought her a scheming adventuress. Never again would James sweep her to ecstasy's peaks, now that he knew she was nothing but the illegitimate child of unknown parents, the impertinent serving girl they called Emerald Hazard