The earl has a proposition

He wants her as his mistress!

Miss Emma Waverley will do anything for her family - especially since she was the one to ruin their reputations with her failed elopement years ago! They desperately need money and rakish Lance, Earl of Houndsmere, offers his financial support.

But in exchange, he expects Emma in his bed! Of course, she must turn him down. Yet Lance's fine figure and commanding features are all too tempting...