Captain Starling is a rogue who knows how to get what he wants, but this wicked widow will not be won so easily. No, she intends to make him beg before the night is through.

Captain Starling has one job, expose a certain notorious lady as a cheat at the gaming tables and save his employer from debtors' prison. Instead, he finds himself increasingly fascinated by his enigmatic quarry… Is the widow as innocent as she appears, or is she the passionate hellcat he suspects beneath that cool exterior? Either way, Starling can't keep his eyes off of her. Or his hands, or his mouth… This might be a more dangerous game than he anticipated.

Fiercely independent widow Helen Montrose is deadly at the card table and determined to fleece the peerage of as much blunt as she can. Never again will she be at the mercy of another, and she is determined to use all her wiles to build a fortune big enough to buy the life she always dreamed of. But, carefully laid plans tend to go awry, especially when a tall, arrogant stranger appears and sends all her good sense flying with just a flash of his impish smile.

But, she is determined to come out on top in this game of wills, and if it takes a sexy wager to get the best of him, so be it. After all, Helen always wins.

This is a high-heat, regency novella featuring a mischievously sexy captain and a widow who learns the secrets of pleasure under the right mans touch. Get out your fans, it will be scorching hot.