Lady of Desire

With the smashing success ofLord of FireandLord of Ice, Gaelen Foley has confirmed her place as one of historical romance's hottest talents. Now withLady of Desire, a sizzling tale in which a fiery young temptress tames the king of thieves, she delivers her most enthrallingand smolderingnovel yet. . . . Impetuous Lady Jacinda Knight is the daughter of a scandalous woman. Though society predicts she'll follow in her mother's footsteps, the spirited beauty stands unashamed of her passionate nature. Then one night, in flight from a safe but loveless marriage arranged by her strict older brother, Jacinda finds herself alone on a dark and dangerous street face-to-face with Billy Blade, the notorious leader of a band of thieves. His stolen kisses awaken in her a longing for a man she can never possess. A handsome scoundrel running from a secret past, Billy Blade has never met a woman like Jacindaher fiery innocence and blossoming sensuality set his rebel's heart ablaze. Having turned his back on the privilege and power of his tyrannical father's house years before, he vows to return to his rightful place and reclaim his title, Earl of Rackfordto win the love of the ravishing beauty who has stolen his heart . . . From the Paperback edition.

Bestselling author <b>Gaelen Foley</b> is a National Reader’s Choice Award winner, two-time winner of the Golden Leaf, and recipient of the <i>Romantic Times</i> Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best First Historical Romance. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two spoiled bichons frises, where she is hard at work on her next novel in the Knight family series. Readers can write to her at P.O. Box 522, South Park, PA, 15129, or e-mail her via her Web site at www.gaelenfoley.com.