Society gossip has kept Lady Juliet Boyd out of the public eye since the suspicious death of her husband. Although she's been persuaded to accept an invitation to a summer house party, all she really wants is a quiet life, free from the attentions of any man. But there she meets the scandalous Sebastian St. Claire, who makes her feel things, want things, need things she's never experienced before. Starved of affection, Juliet finds his lovemaking irresistible. But does he really want her--or just the truth behind her disgrace?