She's looking for a lover, but he intends to make her his wife…

After surviving an unhappy marriage, the Dowager Baroness Mansfield plans to enjoy her freedom. But when Lucy meets Viscount Holbrook, she can't ignore the spark of attraction that flares to life between them.

So she does the only logical thing for a woman in her position—she asks him to be her lover. But her unsatisfactory experience with her first husband has her wondering if she's even capable of enjoying such an arrangement.

Holbrook counters by proposing a wager. If he can show her she's capable of experiencing pleasure, she'll allow him to court her.

Holbrook is determined to behave honorably, but Lucy tempts him to give in to his baser desires. His only recourse is to convince her they can both get what they want.