The latest offering from the author of Beyond Innocence and the Black Lace erotica series is a Regency-era romance in name only. Holly brings a level of sensuality to her storytelling that may shock the uninitiated Daughter to the Duke of Monmouth, Merry Vance would be quite a catch for any suitor, but Merry has no interest in marriage. When her mother finally issues an ultimatum, Merry decides to make herself an ineligible candidate for matnmony by running herself with the help of painter Nicolas Craven. Merry agrees to pose nude for Nicolas, but she hasn't gambled on the intense attraction she feels for him