With this sensuous novel—the second in a breathtaking new series—Barbara Pierce introduces us to a pair of star-crossed lovers who enter into…A FATAL ATTRACTIONFayne Carlisle is not yet ready to assume the title of Duke of Solitea, but his father's sudden death means that his lusty bachelor days are numbered. Is the fabled Solitea Curse to blame for this stroke of ill luck? Or is Lady Kilby Fitchwolf the poison? A violet-eyed beauty with a family scandal of her own, she has just arrived among the ton…and soon becomes the object of the Duke's wildest fantasies. …AND A FATEFUL PASSIONBut are the rumors true? Was Fayne's father really found dead in Lady Kilby's very bedchambers? And if so, should that preclude the duke from keeping her company? Surely there's no more pleasurable way to perish. But as the duke comes to know the beautiful siren, it seems she couldn't be less interested in seducing him—and what begins for the Duke as romantic sport escalates into a do-or-die courtship that brings the two lovers dangerously close to falling in love. "Pierce reaches new heights . . .and plays upon our wicked fantasies while crafting a fine-tuned tale of revenge and sizzling desire." —Romantic Times BOOKreviews (4 ½ Stars) on Wicked Under the Covers