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Derek Malory is only twenty-five, and interested in no woman for more than an evening at a time, but when he stumbles upon a rare auction for a fulltime mistress, he is compelled to bid, seeing a familiar, evil face bidding on the raven-haired beauty. Kelsey Langton, born and raised a lady, could never have imagined she would willingly sell herself to any man, but to save her sister's future she agrees to it. Feeling relief at being saved from a sadistic lord, Kelsey meets the man who is to shortly become her lover. Looking into Derek's handsome face, Kelsey doesn't fear for her body, but for her heart. Derek tries to keep his relationship with Kelsey in perspective, but he finds he wants her with him all the time, even to the extent of letting his family think her a lady. By the time the truth of Kelsey's heritage comes out, Kelsey has already decided to allow Derek to escape her shame, even as he has decided to marry her, lady or not. Scandal is cleverly avoided, Kelsey is restored, and she and Derek discover that nothing matters as long as they have each other.
Published 1997
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