She is the one woman in England who refuses to seduce the earl…

To infuriate the ducal father he hates, Dorian, the Earl of Haydon, buys a brothel, intending to turn it into his private harem. Scarred and tormented by horrific events he barely remembers, Dorian uses inventive sensual games to forget his past.

His problem-instead of having nights of pleasure, he ends up with nights of severe frustration, due to a clever, stubborn courtesan named Emma Taylor.

Forced to become a courtesan to support her sister, Emma was promised the brothel for her own. She refuses to be controlled by any man, even a gorgeous earl. To protect her own dangerous secrets, she must drive Dorian away.

In the cat-and-mouse game of seduction and denial, Emma is winning. Until Dorian pulls out a secret weapon.