A Bet with a Baron (Lords of Temptation, #1)

He’s hell bent on debauchery…

Baron Kenneth Boxby has spent his entire life drowning in responsibility. But he’s finally ready for some fun…and by fun, he means drinking, gaming, and bedding women. His first official act as a rake? Buying an illegal gaming hell. The problem? His new partner’s sister is as beautiful as she is intelligent, and Mirabelle has got some scheme for him that he doesn’t understand. But the more she flits about, tempting, teasing, and challenging, the more tempted he grows. He can’t succumb to a woman’s charms now, his freedom is at stake and he won’t be denied.

No one can play the game like her…

Though her title is lady now, Mirabelle Smith wasn’t always. Bastard daughter to the Earl of Easton, she grew up without any of her father’s wealth or power to protect her. Which is why when she determines to be the belle of next London’s season, she knows that playing fair won’t get her what she most desires. The only way to win is to use every trick she’s carefully stashed up her lace cuff. Because if growing up on the wrong side of London has taught her anything, it’s that cheaters often win, and gambling only works if you know how to play…

The problem? She needs the help of a certain baron. Partial owner of a new gaming hell, Hell’s Corner, Baron Boxby’s part of her dark world and the glittering ton that’s just past her reach… But how to convince a man who doesn’t want any entanglements to aid her quest?

A bet ought to do nicely…