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- by Alison Lane
- ISBN: 0451204409, reissue in electronic format by Belgrave House
At first glance, Lord Grayson is everything a man should be — handsome, wealthy, heir to an earldom. Yet his elegant façade hides deep loneliness. Estranged from his father, his fortune tainted by trade, he is under society's censure for supposedly defiling a high-born innocent, driving her to suicide. And Lady Luck has truly deserted him. Every time he turns around, accidents befall him, or fortune hunters try to trap him, or society cuts him for bending yet another rule... Shy Mary Seabrook would rather study than participate in the Marriage Mart. But she is forced to accompany her sister this Season. To escape boredom, Mary often slips away to sketch. But she doesn't expect to meet the most notorious rake in the realm hiding behind a screen of palms. To her surprise, Gray shares her interests. Too bad he is a male — and a proscribed male at that... Gray vows to avoid the intriguing Mary, but fate has other ideas. Wherever he goes, she is there — uncovering his secrets, saving his life, and deflecting the most scheming miss yet. It is Mary who realizes that his accidents are not so accidental. Someone is trying to kill him, and Mary holds the key to the culprit's identity. Can they unmask the villain before Gray suffers one accident too many?