Sapphire and Silk — Leslie O'Grady

Nicholas kissed her, and at that one moment took Aurora's breath away. She closed her eyes and forgot all doubts and misgivings. She was ready to surrender herself to him completely...

Beautiful young Aurora Falconet had ample warning of the kind of man that Nicholas Devenish was. In all of 18th-century England, there was no lord as handsome and charming as he--and no more notorious a libertine.

How could Aurora rival the most ravishing ladies and exquisite courtesans of the realm for his affections? Yet how could she resist a sensuous skill and masculine strength that melted her every defense? She could only surrender to passion -- and look for the answer in love....