Master of Roxton — Elisabeth Barr

Regency England was a frightening new world for beautiful young Anne Brandon. Raised in distant Australia, she was totally unprepared for the dizzying whirl of romance and the intricate web of intrigue that awaited her when she followed the lure of love half way around the globe to a nobleman's magnificent country estate.

Lord Richard Roxton had stolen Anne's heart on a visit to Australia. But now in England he seemed a stranger. Instead of charm, Anne saw callous cynicism, instead of high spirits, degrading sensuality -- yet his hold on her remained. She could not believe that this was the man with whom she had fallen so desperately in love, or that the woman who claimed to be his wife had any true claim on his name or his affections. Anne Brandon had come far to find happiness -- but she was destined to go fearfully farther still before she discovered the truth about the Master of Roxton and her fate in his hands....

Hero: Lord Richard Roxton
Heroine: Anne Brandon