Georgianna Exley's passionate nature has always been her undoing, and for this reason, the beautiful young widow allows her lovers only a single night in her bed. But Ivo Dauntry has come home to England, and for him, she'll break her most sacred rule: granting him six nights of sensual bliss one for every year he's given up for her...As a gentleman born, Ivo risked his reputation and his life in a duel to defend Georgianna's honour. Now, returned from exile, Ivo discovers that she has proven to be less than a lady...and soon, his daring seduction becomes a sensual contest of wills. But the long-ago duel that bound them forever has fuelled the hatred of a madman determined to make Georgianna pay for her misdeeds with her life, and once again, Ivo must risk everything to save the woman he loves...