From New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens comes the RITA(r) Award-winning tale that shows how one night can change everything...forever.

Robert "Rogue" Gerrard's reputation paints him as one of the town's most notorious rakes. But once, long ago, he fell in love...and he's never forgotten the scintillating emotion he, then too young, turned his back on.

One stormy night, he finds himself stranded at an inn--with his childhood sweetheart, Lydia Makepeace, who has no business being there alone.

Lydia, meanwhile, is horrified to discover the one man in England guaranteed to protect her--standing between her and the scandalous letter she must, simply must, retrieve.