Lady Rebecca Eliot has resigned herself to spinsterhood after several failed seasons on the Marriage Mart and the whispers of scandal surrounding her family. Fleeing London in pursuit of independence, she never imagined that a chance encounter at a country inn would upend all her plans. But when the seductive and elusive Earl of Mulgrave crosses her path, Rebecca dares to consider the unthinkable: a single night of passion before surrendering herself to a life of solitude.Harrison Sinclair, Earl of Mulgrave, has spent years hiding from society, haunted by grief and determined to avoid the pain love can bring. A life of indulgence once suited him perfectly. But when a beautiful and bold stranger appears in his bedchamber, she awakens something he thought he'd lost: the desire to risk everything for a connection that may be fleeting… or forever.Will their stolen night be nothing more than a passing whim, or will it spark a lasting love?Note: This is a spicy Regency short!
