A widow. A younger man. And a midnight visit to the wrong bedchamber. THE LADY Lady Asherton is proper, lovely, and . . . lost. Widowed and just turned thirty--her recent engagement promises an unexpected chance to become a mother at last. THE RAKE The Marquess of Rockingham is gorgeous, exciting, and loyal to his family. He's never met a woman he can't have and the world is at his feet. He is young--too young. She's engaged--to his uncle. Two unlikely lovers are faced with a choice. Risk everything and embrace the passion of a lifetime or give in to society's expectations and endure the ashes of regret?